Project description
An invisibility cloak on medical implants
Our body perceives implanted medical devices as foreign objects and attempts to reject them, leading to significant complications. To overcome this issue, the EU-funded ESPREE project proposes to use Hylomate®, the world’s first solution that offers protection to all implantable medical devices from foreign body reaction. It interacts with the surrounding tissue of the surgical pocket to prevent infection, haematoma and fibrotic encapsulation. This increases the lifetime of the medical device and improves patient health. During the project, Hylomate® will be used in devices associated with the management of cardiac rhythm such as pacemakers, while future applications will include breast reconstruction and nerve repair.
Objective
All medical devices implanted into the human body are perceived as foreign objects resulting in an attempt by the body to reject them through a process called foreign body reaction. This can result in either the failure of the medical device and/or significant clinical complications.
Hylomorph has developed Hylomate®, the world’s first solution to protect all implantable medical devices in contact with soft tissues from foreign body reaction, acting as an “invisibility” cloak through complex interactions at the microscopic level with the surrounding tissue.
Hylomate® is a platform technology that addresses all causes of severe complications connected to the implantation of synthetic materials. It ensures an all-round protection of the surgical pocket, preventing infection, hematoma, foreign body reaction and fibrotic encapsulation. Hylomate® increases the lifespan of implants and minimizes exposure to life-threatening risks. This results in (1) improved quality-of-life for patients, (2) better quality-of-care for healthcare providers and (3) reduced health economics burdens.
The first application for Hylomate® will be in the field of cardiac rhythm management in combination with pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices. Other applications are currently under development in the field of breast reconstruction, aesthetics and nerve repair.
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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8005 Zurich
Switzerland
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