Via: PR Newswire
LEXINGTON, Mass., Feb. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Tepha Inc. announced today the initiation of a pilot clinical evaluation of the Company's P4HB regenerative polymer scaffold for the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The study was initiated in Cape Town, South Africa in partnership with the Pelvic Floor Foundation of South Africa ("PFFSA") and the University of Cape Town. The first procedures were performed by co-principal investigators, Dr. Stephen Jefferyof the University of Cape Town and Professor Jan-Paul Roovers of the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Cape Town SUI study represents the first clinical application of Tepha's P4HB polymer technology in the field of urogynecology. Based in Lexington, MA, Tepha is the pioneer developer and exclusive supplier of the P4HB polymer for medical applications that include hernia repair, plastic surgery, tendon & ligament repair, and wound closure.
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