27 Feb2015
US approves internal tissue glue
A tissue glue for internal use in surgery has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. TissuGlu from Cohera Medical is already approved in Europe, but is the first internal adhesive to be approved in the US.
TissuGlu has been approved for sticking together tissue layers after abdominal surgery, either cosmetic procedures to remove excess fat and skin, or to restore weakened or separated abdominal muscles. Closing the space between layers speeds healing and prevents fluid from building up between tissue layers, which then requires further surgical interventions to drain.
