A clinically proven and lasting thromboresistant surface coating for medical devices.
The CARMEDA® BioActive Surface is a heparin-based coating designed to actively reduce thrombus formation on blood contacting medical devices. It is the most clinically proven thromboresistant surface coating available on the market.
Many scientific papers, including clinical studies, have demonstrated the safety, efficacy, and superiority of the CARMEDA® BioActive Surface. Numerous devices featuring the CARMEDA® BioActive Surface are approved for marketing and sales worldwide, including Europe, USA and Japan.
Features & Benefits
The CARMEDA® BioActive Surface is a clinically proven and lasting thromboresistant heparin coating that actively prevents platelet adhesion and thrombus formation on medical device surfaces.
The following features and benefits of the CARMEDA ® BioActive Surface have been shown in published clinical studies...
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CBAS® Heparin Surface
The CARMEDA® BioActive Surface is marketed under the trademark CBAS® Heparin Surface for GORE® Vascular Devices.
Additional information regarding CBAS ® Heparin Surface can be found on the Gore medical homepage Goremedical.com/CBAS...
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Coating Technology
Proprietary end-point attached heparin with retained bioactivity.
The general principle of the CARMEDA® BioActive Surface technology is to attach functionally active heparin to...
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Selected Reading
The CARMEDA® BioActive Surface is a mature technology with an impressive pre-clinical and clinical track record.
More than 750 global scientific reports have been published on the chemistry, biological properties, safety and...
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