HEMOSPONGE STANDARD

HEMOSPONGE standard size is sterile, gelatin based foam, intended for application to bleeding surfaces as local haemostatic in general surgical procedures.
Salient Features:
-Effectively stop all kinds of oozing blood (capillary, parenchymal or arteriovenous)
-Can hold around 35 � 40 times of its own weight of bloodbody fluids within its matrix
-pH neutral and can be impregnated with wide variety of pharmaceuticalsbiologics
-Manufactured from highly purified gelatin (collagen derived protein)
-Non-toxic, non-allergic and biocompatible
Liquefies within 3 � 4 days when placed in mucosal cavity
-Completely biodegradable (metabolised by proteolytic enzymes) and absorb in body within 4-6 weeks when placed in tissues
-Manufactured in HEPA filtered clean rooms with environmentally and microbiologically monitored air
-Sterilized by gamma irradiation after final packaging to destroy any microorganisms without negatively affecting the physical properties of product
-Double packed for assurance of sterility
-Supplied in the form of READY-TO-USE. No need to re-sterilize the product before its use
-Available in many sizes to fit common surgical procedures
-Complies US Pharmacopoeia standards