Medical / Healthcare

More than 25 million implants attest to Gore's commitment to improving the quality of patients' lives around the world.

Gore's medical implant product portfolio consists of materials and components that solve complex medical problems in vascular, endovascular, interventional, general surgery, cardiothoracic, oral and orthopedic procedures. Advances in Gore's innovative, ePTFE-based products are driven by a commitment to scientific advancement and developed in partnership with health care professionals.

Among Gore's offerings are products that maintain blood flow. These are minimally invasive endoprostheses that re-line diseased or damaged vessels, and Gore grafts that replace or bypass them. A variety of sheet and patch materials repair chest wall and heart defects, hernias and other soft tissue deficiencies. GORE-TEX® Sutures provide the handling and performance characteristics sought by a variety of surgical specialties.

Gore's expertise in high-performance membranes extends to surgical fabrics and components of medical devices as well. In operating rooms, GORE™ Surgical Barrier Fabric provides comfortable, liquid-proof protection for the patient and surgical team. GORE™ Medical  Membranes provide medical device manufacturers with solutions to their venting and filtration challenges to meet critical needs for deaeration, pressure equalization, contamination barrier and particle capture.

GORE™ Medical OEM Products provide reliability, flexibility and durability, as well as superior image quality. Medical OEM offerings include GORE™ Medical Wire & Cable and GORE™ Ultrasound Probes and Cable Assemblies.