W. L. Gore & Associates — GORE-TEX, PROPATEN & VIABAHN

Gore ePTFE cardiovascular implants are available through our international sourcing network, including the GORE® PROPATEN® Vascular Graft with the proprietary end-point covalent heparin bonding (bioactive site stays free to bind antithrombin), GORE-TEX® Vascular Grafts configured for Pediatric Shunts (modified reinforcing film with smaller pore size to reduce fluid leakage) used in complex Tetralogy of Fallot, pulmonary atresia, DORV, TGA with pulmonary stenosis and HLHS/single-ventricle palliation, the full GORE-TEX® Suture range (CV-8 to CV-0 with 1:1 needle-to-thread ratio to minimise suture-hole bleeding) and the GORE® VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis with PROPATEN Bioactive Surface, 5–13 mm diameters and 2.5–25 cm lengths in 6–12 Fr profiles.