Preventing Surgical Adhesions
We’re giving surgeons a better therapeutic with an elegant design.
Imagine bands pulling and twisting your internal organs
Surgical adhesions are unwanted bands that grow internally where they shouldn’t.
They cause pain, organ dysfunction, infertility and even death. They are a complication after most surgical procedures. Over 300 million surgical procedures are performed each year.
We looked at current methods of reducing surgical adhesions
And saw that the grass was greener on the other side.
So we went there.
We developed a liquid surgical adhesion prevention theraputic that works. A surgeon needs less than 250 mL of the liquid, which is applied to the intraperitoneal cavity during an abdominal or pelvic laparoscopy or open laparotomy surgery. The liquid flows throughout the entire abdominopelvic cavity and forms a protective barrier film on all tissues throughout the cavity that prevents surgical adhesions from forming.
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We looked at current methods of reducing surgical adhesions
And saw that the grass was greener on the other side.
So we went there.
We developed a liquid surgical adhesion prevention theraputic that works. A surgeon needs less than 250 mL of the liquid, which is applied to the intraperitoneal cavity during an abdominal or pelvic laparoscopy or open laparotomy surgery. The liquid flows throughout the entire abdominopelvic cavity and forms a protective barrier film on all tissues throughout the cavity that prevents surgical adhesions from forming.
Watch the video.
Safety
We are dedicated to making products that ensure safety for patients during and after their surgery.
We want patients to be home with family and friends as quickly as possible after surgery. To that end we devoted the time and resources needed for the most comprehensive surgical adhesion barrier development and testing program to ensure the safety of our product.
Biocompatibility Tests
We passed more than a dozen different biocompatibility tests in accordance with internationally recognized biocompatibility standards, for example, ISO 10993, under Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and/or Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Why are we doing a volume escalation trial?
ARC is undertaking the first ever safety, volume escalation clinical trial of any anti-adhesion therapeutic to determine the highest safe volume for use in follow-on clinical efficacy research. This is a safer approach compared with that used for other adhesion reduction products that did not undergo a safety escalation clinical trial. ARC’s approach maximizes our chances of success in subsequent clinical efficacy studies.
This clinical trial complies with, and is being performed in compliance with:
- The Declaration of Helsinki 2008
- US standards of Good Clinical Practice (FDA Title 21 CFR part 812, Consolidated Guidelines, ICH E6)
- The requirements and guidance provided in the most recent version of EU ISO 14155 and Health Canada Medical Device Regulations
- Applicable local government regulations and Research Ethics Board policies and procedures.
Efficacy
The best response that can be attained; the ability to achieve an intended result.
We benchmarked our product against the best products on the market. Surgical adhesions occur in unpredictable areas throughout an entire surgical site. We are the only company with a liquid product that flows throughout, and then forms a film throughout, an entire surgical site and in this way prevents or reduces the formation of adhesions throughout the entire surgical site.
Efficacy
The best response that can be attained; the ability to achieve an intended result.
We benchmarked our product against the best products on the market. Surgical adhesions occur in unpredictable areas throughout an entire surgical site. We are the only company with a liquid product that flows throughout, and then forms a film throughout, an entire surgical site and in this way prevents or reduces the formation of adhesions throughout the entire surgical site.
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