Peritoneal and Abdominal Surgery
For peritoneal and abdominal surgery, ETHICON Intercoat™ Absorbable Adhesion Barrier Gel is designed to help reduce the incidence, extent and severity of postoperative adhesions. Intercoat™ is supplied by our partner ETHICON and available in Europe and Australia.
A New Absorbable Gel for Adhesion Prevention 1,2,3,4
ETHICON Intercoat™ is a clear, single use flowable gel. It is intended to serve as a temporary, absorbable mechanical barrier separating surgically traumatized apposing tissue surfaces in the peritoneal cavity where adhesions could potentially form.
ETHICON Intercoat™ is manufactured by FzioMed, Inc. and is a unique formulation of the company's proprietary biomaterial core science.
Indications
ETHICON Intercoat™ is intended to be used as an adjunct to peritoneal surgery for reducing the incidence, extent, and severity of postoperative adhesions at the surgical site.
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1 DiZerega G et al. A modern biomaterial for adhesion prevention. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater 81B: 239-250,2007.
2 Lundorff P et al. Clinical evaluation of a viscoelastic gel for reduction of adhesions following gynaecological surgery by laparoscopy in Europe. Human Reproduction 20(2): 514-520, 2005.
3 Lundorff P et al. Reduction of adhesions by AP gel during minimally invasive surgery. Presentation, International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy (ISGE) April 2005.
4 Berg R et al. A novel anti-adhesion gel for bowel surgery does not inhibit normal wound healing in rabbits. Poster, World Congress of Gastroenterology (WCOG), September 2005.