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Stryker NeuroMatrix

NeuroMatrix

Stryker now provides two Type I Collagen conduits for short (less than 2.5cm) nerve gap injuries: NeuroMatrix and Neuroflex.

NeuroMatrix, Stryker’s first peripheral nerve repair product, is a standard Type 1 Collagen conduit. NeuroMatrix set the stage for its later counterpart, Neuroflex, a flexible Type 1 Collagen conduit. NeuroMatrix is a resorbable, semi-permeable, collagen tubular matrix designed to create a protective environment for axonal growth across a nerve gap.1,2 The NeuroMatrix conduit is appropriate for nerve injuries where the gap is 2.5cm or less. NeuroMatrix is manufactured by Collagen Matrix, Inc. in Franklin Lakes, NJ.



Features & Benefits

  • Clinically effective2-7
  • Designed to allow a tensionless repair
  • Eliminates donor site morbidity associated with autografts5
  • Conveniently available off-the-shelf at the time of surgery
  • Available in six standard sizes for accurate size matching
  • No second surgery to required harvest autograft
  • Designed to be non-inflammatory and resorbable1,3,5

References

1. Data on file at Collagen Matrix, Inc.

2. Weber RA, Breidenbach WC, Brown RE, Jabaley ME, Mass DP. A Randomized Prospective study of polyglycolic acid conduits for digital nerve reconstruction in humans. Plast Reconstr Surg 2000 Oct. 106(5): 1036-45; discussion 1046-8.

3. Li ST, Rodkey WG, Yuen D, Hansen P, Steadman JR. Type 1 Collagen-Based Template for Meniscus Regeneration. Tissue Engineering and Biodegradable Equivalents. Scientific and Clinical Applications. 2002 pp 237-266.

4. Taras JS, Nanavati V, Steelman P. Nerve Conduits. J Hand Therapy. 2005 Apr-Jun; 18(2): 191-7. Review.

5. Trumble TE, Parisi D, Archibald S, Allan CH. Synthetic Nerve Conduits. Pp 121-128. Peripheral Nerve Surgery. Practical Applications in the Upper Extremity. Slutsky and Hentz. Elsevier 2006.

6. Lundborg G. Dahlin LB, Danielson N, Nachemson AK. Tissue specificity in nerve regernation. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg. 1986; 20:279-83.

7. Mackinnon SE, Dellon AL, Lundborg G, Hudson AR, Hunter DA. A study of neurotropism in a primate model. J Hand Surgery [Am]. 1986; 11:888-94.