FlexiSurge Adhesion Barrier

FlexiSurge Adhesion Barrier

Adhesion is a very common occurrence after surgery. Typically, fibrous tissue bands form within the first few days after surgery between the surgical site and neighbouring organs/tissue. Whilst generally adhesions do not cause major complications, when they do occur they can cause very severe side effects, and give rise to, among other things, female infertility, chronic pain, or bowl obstruction. [1]

The FlexiSurge Adhesion Barrier is a physical barrier that prevents fibrous tissue from growing across to other organs/tissue. Flexisurge remains in the body for about 12 weeks until it is fully resorbed. This is long enough to ensure that the barrier is present whilst the surgical site is healing and the risk of scarring is present, but short enough to leave the body at the moment it is no longer required, which takes away the need for follow-on surgery (which would by itself create another risk of adhesion prevention).

The FlexiSurge Adhesion Barrier is currently in its final development stage with clinical investigation planned to start in 2012.

   [1]    Wikipedia. Adhesion (medicine). Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. [Online] Wikipedia, 01 03 2011. [Cited: 09 03 2011.] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhesions.