Integra Launches AmnioExcel Placental Allograft Membrane

 | Feb 27, 2020 08:05PM ET

Integra LifeSciences (NASDAQ:IART) recently launched the AmnioExcel Plus Placental Allograft Membrane. This product, launched under the company’ wound care portfolio, is designed to aid the repair of soft tissue.

The launch is expected to boost the company’s Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies (“OTT”) segment.

More About the Product

AmnioExcel Plus is a next generation, thicker, tri-layer, non-side specific allograft constituting of amnion-chorion-amnion layers that enables the process of complex wound closure. The proprietary DryFlex processing technology conserves the characteristic growth factors, cytokines and extracellular matrix found in native placental tissue. The room temperature storage, the five-year durability and convenience of use make it a superior product.

AmnioExcel Plus is a novel technology utilized by physicians in both the operating room and outpatient wound care setting, and is equipped to cater to around 8.2 million wounds with an estimated cost to Medicare of up to $98.6 billion annually.