For use as a prosthesis for surgical repair of pericardial structures and soft tissue deficiencies which include:

• defects of the abdominal and thoracic wall 
• hernias (diaphragmatic, femoral, incisional, inguinal, lumbar, scrotal and umbilical)

 PERI-GUARD is also intended for use as a patch for intracardiac defects, great vessel, septal defects and annulus repair, and suture-line buttressing.