Surgicel
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Surgicel is a hemostatic agent (blood-clot-inducing material) made of an oxydized cellulose
polymer (the unit is polyanhydroglucuronic acid), manufactured by Johnson and Johnson's Ethicon
subsidiary. It was introduced into clinical practice in 1949. It is used to control post-surgical bleeding. It is also used by some boxing cutmen to control bleeding
Surgicel has a low pH and there are reported incidents of neurotoxicity. Surgicel is used extensively in oral and maxillofacial surgery to control intrabony arterial bleeds from the intraalveolar artery. When placed in the mandibular canal with the intraalveolar nerve exposed thee have been reports of neurotoxic effects.
Common sizes include:
Cellulose
Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula , a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to over ten thousand β linked D-glucose units....
polymer (the unit is polyanhydroglucuronic acid), manufactured by Johnson and Johnson's Ethicon
Ethicon
Ethicon can refer to two distinct subsidiares of Johnson & Johnson:* Ethicon Inc., a manufacturer of surgical sutures and wound closure devices that was founded in 1949...
subsidiary. It was introduced into clinical practice in 1949. It is used to control post-surgical bleeding. It is also used by some boxing cutmen to control bleeding
Surgicel has a low pH and there are reported incidents of neurotoxicity. Surgicel is used extensively in oral and maxillofacial surgery to control intrabony arterial bleeds from the intraalveolar artery. When placed in the mandibular canal with the intraalveolar nerve exposed thee have been reports of neurotoxic effects.
Common sizes include:
| Item Number | Size |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 2" x 14" |
| 1952 | 4" x 8" |
| 1953 | 2" x 3" |
| 1961 | 1" x 2" |
| 1962 | 2" x 4" |
| 1963 | 4" x 4" |