Tissuepatch3 advanced surgical film is indicated for use in prevention of air/blood and fluid leaks in surgery. The development of the product was driven by the need for a solution for the most demanding situations, such as leakage of air in lung surgery.
Launched in 2007 the product has been purpose-developed to provide important patient, surgeon and healthcare economic benefits, specifically:
- Self-adhesive patch that forms an air/blood/fluid-tight support for underlying tissues.
- Strong adhesion with cross-linking in situ. Uniform spread of tension.
- Flexible/elastic so can be applied to non-uniform surfaces.
- No guns, no cartridges, no preparation required.
- Bonds to surgical site in 30 seconds. “Open and apply”.
- Fully synthetic, containing no human, bovine or porcine material.
- Supports natural healing process and resorbs in about 50 days.
- Available in various sizes and shapes.
- Transparent film allows post-application wound visualisation.
- Potential to improve clinical economics by shortening hospital stay.
- CE-Approved for broad range of applications.
Tissuepatch3 is indicated for thoracic applications in preventing air leakage during surgery on the lung and as an adjunct in general surgery where it can be used to prevent fluid and low level bleeding in the solid organs.
Usage Guide:The Guide is available in this
PDF file.
Brochure:Click here to view a
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The problem of air leaks in surgery: A few quotes.
“A persistent pulmonary air leak, whether as a result of pulmonary surgery or as a result of a traumatic or spontaneous pneumothorax, is a difficult and frustrating problem to manage”
R Dumire, MM Crabbe, FG Mappin and LJ Fontenelle, Autologous "blood patch" pleurodesis for persistent pulmonary air leak, Chest, 1992:101, 64-66,
“Air leakage after major pulmonary resections is a well-known problem which occurs more frequently when interlobar fissures are incomplete or absent, and if the pulmonary resection is performed in older patients with emphysema. A number of reports in the literature corroborate the hypothesis that the ideal treatment begins with prevention; in fact, when the fissures are incomplete, meticulous attention should be given to anatomic planes of interlobar dissection and staplers should be used. However, notwithstanding these measures, air leaks may still occur, compromise lung reexpansion, prolong hospitalization, and lead to the onset of other complications.”
Federico Venuta , MD; Erino A. Rendina , MD; Tiziano De Giacomo , MD and Giorgio F. Coloni, MD, FCCP*;Prevention of Air Leaks After Lung Surgery, Chest. 1999;115:1759-1760
“Open lung biopsy in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) may provide a specific etiology and change clinical management, yet concerns about complications remain. Persistent air leak is the most common postoperative complication. Risk factors in this setting are not known.”
Michael H. Cho MD, Atul Malhotra MD, Dean M. Donahue MD, John C. Wain MD, R. Scott Harris MD, Dimitri Karmpaliotis MD and Sanjay R. Patel MD, MS; Mechanical Ventilation and Air Leaks After Lung Biopsy for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 82, Issue 1
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