Evaluation of a biocompatible sealant for on-demand repair of vascular defects-a chronic study in a large animal model

Desiree Wussler, Selina Kiefer, Susanne Naumann, Danilo Hackner, Jonathan Nadjiri, Stephan Meckel, Jörg Haberstroh, Rouven Kubicki, Andreas Seifert, Matthias Siepe, Peter Ewert, Brigitte Stiller, Nora Lang

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Existing surgical sealants fail to combine design requirements, such as sealing performance, on-demand activation and biocompatibility. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness and safety of the SETALIUMTM Vascular Sealant (SVS), a novel, on-demand activatable sealant, with the commercial sealant, BioGlueVR, for the repair of vascular defects. METHODS: In an in vivo porcine model, the use of SVS was compared with BioGlue, for sealing 2-mm defects of the carotid artery and jugular vein. Animals were followed for 7 days and 5 weeks (each time point and per experimental group, n = 4), respectively. The degree of stenosis and flow velocity was determined, and the local tissue response was evaluated. RESULTS: In vivo incision closure succeeded in all cases, and SVS was superior in clinical usability, enabled by its on-demand activation. Unlike BioGlue, SVS use did not induce stenosis and was associated with physiological blood flow in all cases. Moreover, closure with SVS was associated with a low inflammatory reaction and no thrombus formation or intima proliferation, in contrast to BioGlue. CONCLUSIONS: SVS demonstrated effective and rapid sealing of 2-mm vascular defects, with favourable biocompatibility compared to BioGlue. Thus, SVS seems to be an effective and safe vascular sealant.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)715-723
Number of pages9
JournalInteractive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Volume30
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2020

Keywords

  • Biocompatibility
  • Large animal model
  • Pre-clinical
  • Synthetic polymer
  • Tissue adhesive
  • Vascular sealant

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