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Prolene

Brand of polypropylene for sutures and meshes

Prolene is a brand of synthetic polypropylene used in monofilament nonabsorbable sutures and meshes. The suture is indicated for skin closure and general

Prolene

Tylenol

Medication

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Tylenol

Polypropylene

Thermoplastic polymer

Its most common medical use is in the synthetic, nonabsorbable suture Prolene, manufactured by Ethicon Inc. Polypropylene has been used in hernia and

Polypropylene

Ethicon

Pharmaceutical company

people Michael Del Prado (chairman) Andrew Ekdahl (president) Products Prolene, Monocryl, Vicryl, Ethilon, Gynecare Revenue $4.87 billion (sales) (2011)

Ethicon

Robert Wood Johnson I

American businessman (1845–1910)

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Robert Wood Johnson I

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Hernia repair

Surgical procedures to fix abnormal openings through which tissue or organs may protrude

with autogenous (patient's own tissue) or heterogeneous material such as prolene mesh, it is termed hernioplasty as opposed to herniorrhaphy, in which no

Hernia repair

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Surgical mesh

Material used in surgery

which includes both resorbable vicryl, made from polyglycolic acid, and prolene, a non-resorbable polypropylene. Data of mechanical and biological behaviors

Surgical mesh

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Ptosis (chin)

Chin which droops over the jawline

chin. One technique uses a small intraoral incision to place a U-shaped Prolene suture that gathers the soft tissue of the chin and elevates it above the

Ptosis (chin)

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Contour threads

Threads used in plastic surgery

phenomenon to which much cosmetic facial surgery is directed. Strands of 2/0 Prolene monofilament thread, with little notches cut into their sides, are placed

Contour threads

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Inguinal hernia surgery

Medical procedure

variety of other tension-free techniques have been developed and include: Prolene mesh system (PHS) Kugel (preperitoneal repair) Stoppa Trabucco (Hertra

Inguinal hernia surgery

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Iridodialysis

Medical condition

vision, cosmesis or glare symptoms. Surgical repair is usually done by 10-0 prolene suture taking the base of iris avulsion and suturing it to the scleral

Iridodialysis

Glued intraocular lens

Surgical treatment for eyes lacking functional lens capsules

accommodative IOL advantage even to patients with an absent capsule. The modified Prolene polyvinylidene fluoride haptic in these IOLs helps them in being more stiff

Glued intraocular lens

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Polyane

Polyane to fuse to a new company that continued operations under the name Prolène. The company remained under observation by a judicial agent and was ordered

Polyane