DURAWAVE™

DURAWAVE is an absorbable artificial dural substitute made of PGA felt and is used as a prosthetic material for dura mater defects.
By applying DURAWAVE in combination with fibrin sealant, surgeons can operate without suturing, alleviating the burden on the patients.

DURAWAVE gradually dissolves via hydrolysis and is absorbed in approximately 15 weeks. Unlike non-absorbable dural material, when using DURAWAVE there is low risk of foreign-body reaction.

• Terasaka S, Taoka T, Kuroda S, et al. Efficacy and safety of non-suture dural closure using a novel dural substitute consisting of polyglycolic acid felt and fibrin glue to prevent cerebrospinal fluid leakage : A non-controlled, open-label, multicenter clinical trial. Journal of Materials Science : Materials in Medicine. 2017; 28(5) ; 69-78
• Yamaguchi S, Terasaka S, Houkin K, et al. Simplified Dural Reconstruction Procedure Using Biocompatible Polyglycolic Acid Felt with Autologous Abdominal Fat Grafts after a Transpetrosal Approach. World Neurosurgery. 2019; 132; e710-e715