InterGard Silver is the world's first antimicrobial vascular grafts specifically designed to prevent graft related infection by the most common infection agents during the acute postoperative period.

Features and Benefits

• Designed for routine use to reduce the risk of graft-related infection
• Proven Clinical benefit and safety ^1,2,3
• 0.7% graft infection rate at 3 years³
• 7 years of worldwide usage
• Silver mode of action does not promote bacterial resistance
• Full range of products available: Straight, Bifurcated, Axillo-bifemoral, Radially Supported and Vascular Patches
• Available in Knitted, Woven and UltraThin
• Validated intended use with rifampicin loading

Sales Literature

¹ Batt M, Magne JL, Alric P, Muzj A., Ruotolo C, Ljungstrom KG, Garcia-Casas R, Simms M. In situ revascularization with silver-coated polyester grafts to treat aortic infection: early and midterm results.J Vasc Surg. 2003 Nov; 38 (5): 983-9.

² Zegelman M, Günther G. Collagen-silver coated polyester grafts are the best "resistant to infection" synthetic graft. Experiences since 1999. In: J.P. Becquemin, D. Loisance, J. Watelet. Controversies and update in vascular and cardiovascular surgery. Edizioni Minerva Medica 2003: 35-40.

³ Ricco JB, InterGard Silver Study Group. InterGard silver bifurcated graft: features and results of a multicenter clinical study. J Vasc Surg. 2006 Aug; 44(2):339-46.