Short Overview

SURGICEL™ Absorbable Hemostat is a sterile absorbable knitted fabric prepared by the controlled oxidation of regenerated cellulose. The fabric is white with a pale yellow cast and has a faint, caramel-like aroma. It is strong and can be sutured or cut without fraying. It is stable and should be stored at controlled room temperature. A slight discoloration may occur with age, but this does not affect performance. The SURGICEL™ FIBRILLAR form of the product allows the surgeon to grasp with forceps any amount of SURGICEL™ FIBRILLAR Hemostat needed to achieve hemostasis at a particular bleeding site. The SURGICEL™ FIBRILLAR form may be more convenient than the knitted form for hard to reach or irregularly shaped bleeding sites. Although it is easy to pull the desired amount of SURGICEL™ FIBRILLAR Hemostat from the entire supply, the group of selected fibers continue to cohere to one another and application to the bleeding site is easily controlled. Unwanted dispersal over the operative site does not occur.

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