Ethicon Biosurgery Spongostan Standard Absorbable Hemostat

Absorbable gelatin sponge is commonly used for aiding wound hemostasis during orthopedic and other surgery
Used extensively as an embolic agent in Interventional Radiology.The embolic effects are temporary
It is also used to plug PTC tracts to prevent bile leakage on drain removal
Can be cut into very small pieces for catheter injection or can be mixed with contrast into a ‘gel foam slurry’ then injected for rapid embolisation