W.L.Gore & Associates, Inc.

Surgical Products Gore is a leading manufacturer of thousands of advanced technology products for the electronics, industrial, fabrics and medical markets. The Gore Medical Products Division provides creative healing solutions to complex medical problems. Gore Medical provides such products as synthetic vascular grafts, interventional devices, endovascular stent-grafts, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures for use in vascular, cardiac, general surgery and orthopedic procedures. With more than 25 million implants, these devices have been saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide for over 30 years.

Interventional and Endovascular Gore Medical provides Endovascular stent-grafts such as the GORE EXCLUDER® AAA Endoprosthesis for a minimally invasive treatment option for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA's).		Vascular Gore Medical provides vascular products such as GORE-TEX® Vascular Grafts, which have met the challenges of the most demanding vascular procedures for over 30 years.

Cardiothoracic Gore Medical provides Cardiothoracic Products such as the GORE HELEX Septal Occluder, the GORE-TEX® ACUSEAL Cardiovascular Patch, and GORE SEAMGUARD® Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement Material.		General Surgery Gore Medical provides General Surgery solutions and surgical meshes including the GORE DUALMESH® PLUS Biomaterial is the first two-surface hernia repair material with antimicrobial technology for controlling potential operative contamination of the material.

Head and Neck Gore Medical provides such Head and Neck Products as the GORE PRECLUDE® MVP® Dura Substitute, the only dura material versatile enough for use in procedures requiring an immediate, watertight closure, and in cases where biological fixation and sealing are desirable.		Oral Health Gore Medical provides Oral Health Products such as the GORE ePTFE Regenerative Membrane recognized as the gold standard of Guided Tissue Regenerative devices.

Orthopedic Gore Medical provides Orthopedic Products such as the GORE PROCEL® Cast Liner, a fully washable cast lining that enables patients to get their cast wet, minimizing discomfort and other cast-related nuisances.