DermaMatrix tissue is an allograft derived from donated human skin.  The epidermis and all viable dermal cells are removed while maintaining the original dermal collagen matrix to minimize inflammation or rejection at the surgical site.

DermaMatrix Acellular Dermis is processed by the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation® (MTF®) and is available through Synthes CMF.

Key Features & Benefits

• Rehydrates quickly
• Passes USP <71> for sterility -  bacterially inactivated
• Has a 3-year shelf life and does not require refrigeration
• 90% consistency of thickness across the length of the tissue
• Product inner pouch is sterile

Indications

DermaMatrix tissue is for homologous use only.  Homologous use as defined by the FDA is: The replacement or supplementation of a recipient's tissue with a tissue form that performs the same basic function or functions in the recipient as in the donor. 

Clinical applications include, but are not limited to the following:

• Facial -- soft tissue defects, nasal reconstruction and septal perforation, parotidectomy
• Intra oral -- cleft palate repair, oral resurfacing, vestibuloplasty
• Radial forearm free flap repair
• Breast reconstruction postmastectomy
• Abdominal wall repair