Octomesh – Fixation-Free Tentacle Mesh
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Octomesh – Fixation-Free Tentacle Mesh
Octomesh – Fixation-free Tentacle Mesh for abdominal wall hernia repair (e.g. incisional, umbilical, epigastric, Spigelian).
Clinical Problem Addressed
Traditional techniques for ventral and incisional hernia repair require fixation with sutures or tacks, which increase the risk of chronic pain, local complications, and recurrences. Moreover, achieving wide defect coverage with mesh remains technically demanding, prolongs operative time, and may cause intraoperative complications.
Proposed Solution
The Octomesh Tentacle Mesh, invented by Prof. Amato, eliminates the need for fixation thanks to its fixation-free tentacular structure: eight flexible arms that anchor by friction into the tissues, ensuring broad overlap of the defect in a fast and atraumatic way.
Available in five sizes (XL, L, M, S, XS), Octomesh can be tailored to the defect and the patient’s body habitus, offering stability and ease of implantation with minimal surgical trauma.
Project Status
Octomesh is already in clinical use with positive results: low complication rate, absence of recurrences, and rapid recovery. Evidence is derived from studies on large case series with follow-up of up to 5 years.
Patent
Internationally patented prosthesis.
Key Benefits
For patients
- Faster recovery and minimal postoperative pain.
- Minimized skin incision, reduced surgical trauma and improved cosmetic outcome
- Wide defect coverage and, to date, absence of recurrences.
For surgeons
- Quick placement with broad overlap of the hernia defect.
- Fixation free placement: no sutures., no tacks, no glue.
- Simplified and standardized procedure.
- Reduced operative time and excellent outcomes.
Further Information
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Scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals
- Prosthetic strap system for simplified ventral hernia repair: results of a porcine experimental model. Hernia 2010;14:389-95
- Fixation free prosthetic repair of large umbilical hernia granting a broad defect overlap. Hernia 2012;16: Sl43-S240
- Fixation free incisional hernia repair with a newly designed mesh with integrated bands. Hernia 2012;16 (Suppl 1): 569-572
- Fixation free prosthetic repair of large umbilical hernia Hernia (2013) 17 (Suppl 2): S1-S26
- Fixation free incisional hernia repair in the elderly: our experience with a tentacle-shaped implant. Aging clinical experimental research. Aging Clin. Exp. Res.2017 Feb;29(Suppl 1):173-177
- Long-term results of fixation free incisional hernia repair using a tentacle shaped implant. Surg. Technol. Int. 2017 Jul 25;30:175-181.
- Long-term results of fixation-free incisional hernia repair with a tentacle-shaped implant. Hernia (2018) 22 (Suppl 1):S115
- Tentacle‑shaped mesh for fixation‑free repair of umbilical hernias. Hernia. 2019 Aug;23(4):801-807
- Fixation-free incisional hernia repair with tentacle-shaped implant: The results of a long-term follow up. Hernia (2019) 23 (Suppl 2):S240
- Tentacle Mesh for Fixation-Free Spigelian Hernia Repair: Mini-Invasive Approach Granting Broad Defect Overlap Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023, 12(12), 3866
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