Biostealth technology for medical devices and life support equipment made with polymers, metals, and ceramics

Protego® is a biostealth technology designed to protect medical devices and life support equipment made with synthetic polymers, metals, and other materials such as ceramics.

While maintaining full device functionality, Protego promises to inhibit common reasons for failure: infection, thrombosis, foreign body reactions, protein fouling, and chemical degradation

Medical devices treated with Protego technology promise to deliver superior clinical performance.

Protego harnesses a patented formulation of plant-based ingredients

Applications

  • Orthopedics
  • Urinary and central line catheters
  • Extra corporeal circulation devices
  • Electrophysiology (defibrillators, pacemakers, etc.)
  • Polymeric heart valves
  • Mechanical heart valves
  • Wound healing devices
  • Abdominal wall meshes
  • Endovascular prostheses and patches

Benefits of Protego

Protego is designed to increase the biocompatibility and durability of medical devices, rendering these devices highly resistant to physiologic reactions and extending their lifespan.

  • 99% less biofouling formation
  • 99% reduction in calcium deposition
  • 92,3% fewer infections
  • 70% fewer blood clots

How Protego Works​

Protego forms a permanent bond with the surface of medical devices, neutralizing the body’s adverse responses. Its stable barrier dramatically reduces infection, foreign body reactions, and chemical degradation.

Protection against the chief causes of device failure and limited duration​

Protego's Key Advantages

1.

Provides an inhospitable surface for pathogenic microorganisms and avoids the formation of biofilms

2.

Avoids the triggering of the coagulation cascade, preventing the formation of blood clots

3.

Enhances protection of synthetic materials against hydrolysis, oxidation, and enzymatic degradation

4.

Enables device manufacturers to precisely control the hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties of materials used in production

Learn more about BCI technology designed to enhance the biocompatibility of medical devices

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