CollaGUARD Adhesion Barrier

CollaGUARD is a transparent bioresorbable film of 100% type I collagen that has been developed using Innocoll's proprietary CollaFilm technology.

 

CollaGUARD is approved in Europe for the prevention of postoperative adhesions in patients undergoing abdominopelvic laparotomy or laparoscopy.

It is implanted at the time of surgery and serves as a temporary barrier to separate apposing adhesiogenic surfaces throughout the normal tissue repair process. When tested in vivo, CollaGUARD  increased the probability of remaining adhesion-free by more than six fold (P < 0.001) and significantly reduced the extent and severity of adhesions (P < 0.001). 

 

CollaGUARD has been designed and engineered with a unique combination of features for optimal handling, ease-of-use, and antiadhesion performance. It is highly stable at room temperature and does not require any advanced preparation before use. The product is non-tacky and can be easily rolled for insertion through a trocar when implanted laparoscopically. It is available in a wide variety of sizes up to 30 x 20 cm; it may be cut and sutured if required and therefore used efficiently across a broad range of surgeries.

 

When tested in vivo, CollaGUARD  increased the probability of remaining adhesion-free by more than six fold (P < 0.001) and significantly reduced the extent and severity of adhesions (P < 0.001). It has been designed and engineered with a unique combination of features for optimal handling, ease-of-use and anti-adhesion performance.

 

 

Features

Benefits

Ideal handling properties
  • Easily removed from packaging, no special product placement instructions required.
  • Product is not sticky or tacky.
  • CollaGUARD can be rolled to enable insertion through a trocar for use in laparoscopic surgery.
  • Facilitates precise placement, including around anatomical structures if required.

Hemostyptic action
  • Aids in achieving complete hemostasis within the treated area which is important for reducing adhesions

Robust product with high tensile strength
  • Does not tear when handled
  • Can be fixed with sutures, clips or tacks.

Highly stable
  • No special storage conditions or handling precautions required
  • No advance preparation prior to use

Shelf Life
  • Up to 5 year shelf life.

Bioresorbable

  • Avoids need for removal by second surgery
  • Minimizes risk of foreign body reaction

Transparent
  • Allows constant visualization of the surgical field; providing for easy placement and repositioning if needed

Multiple product sizes
  • Broad range of product sizes offered.

 

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