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. 2023 May 30:2:11330.
doi: 10.3389/jaws.2023.11330. eCollection 2023.

History of the Creation of Self-Gripping Mesh

Maaike Vierstraete  1 , Philippe Chastan  2 , Alfredo Meneghin  3 , Filip Muysoms  1
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History of the Creation of Self-Gripping Mesh

Maaike Vierstraete et al. J Abdom Wall Surg. .

Abstract

Self-gripping mesh (ProgripTM, Sofradim Production, Trévoux, France) was introduced in 2006 as a synthetic prosthetic material for reinforcement of the abdominal wall in open inguinal hernia repair. As of September 2022, the self-gripping mesh has been implanted 4 million times. In June 2014 at the annual Mesh congress in Paris during an informal conversation with Dr. Chastan, Dr. Muysoms became intrigued by the history of the invention and creation of this self-gripping mesh. His fascination on this topic, was the initial bead implanted for this project to write down the history of the creation of self-gripping mesh.

Keywords: abdominal hernia; hernia; inguinal hernia; mesh; ventral hernia.

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Conflict of interest statement

MV reports participation in the Advisory Board of Medtronic. FM reports having received research grants from Medtronic, Intuitive Surgical and FEG Textiltechnik, speakers’ honoraria from Medtronic, Bard Davol, Intuitive Surgical, FEG Textiltechnik and WL GORE & ass, consultancy honoraria from Sofradim, CMR surgical. AM was formerly employed at Sofradim SA. The remaining author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
An example of grips produced by plants in the Brazilian tropical woods to achieve mechanical adhesion to other surfaces.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Patent for the concept of creating Velcro® by George de Mistral a Swiss engineer and inventor [1].
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
A diagram of a knitted construction of Progrip prototype; polyethylene terephthalate (PET, black and blue yarn), polypropylene (PP, red yarn).
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 4
Mushroom-like grips are produced by heating yarns of the loops of the knitted fabric.
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 5
Intraoperative picture of a traditional Lichtenstein mesh (Parietex™ Hydrophilic 2-Dimensional Mesh) with a lateral slit for the cord and sutures placed lateral of the cord to join the flaps.
FIGURE 6
FIGURE 6
Parietex® Easegrip® mesh for groin hernia repair in the “Lichtenstein” position, left sided version. A small marker indicates the medial side of the mesh, and the flap is cranial.
FIGURE 7
FIGURE 7
The prototype machine that Alfredo Meneghin built in 1998 to produce a self-gripping mesh.
FIGURE 8
FIGURE 8
The loops of the mesh will melt partially and create the mushroom-like grips when the mesh is run over the heated bar.
FIGURE 9
FIGURE 9
Picture of Progrip™ Self-Gripping Polypropylene (Pg-PP) mesh before and after resorption of the PLA grips.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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