CA1119515A

CA1119515A - Absorbable hemostatic composition

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Publication number: CA1119515A
Application number: CA000314424A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Peter Lawrie
Original assignee: Ethicon Inc
Current assignee: Ethicon Inc
Priority date: 1977-12-05
Filing date: 1978-10-26
Publication date: 1982-03-09
Also published as: IE782393L; FR2410477A1; IN149490B; IL56110A; HU179969B; DE2852319A1; DE2852319C2; GB1584080A; FR2410477B1; IL56110A0; IE47606B1; MY8200056A; HK34681A

Abstract

ABSTRACT

An absorbable hemostatic surgical composition for the control of osseous hemorrhage comprising from 10 to 50 percent by weight of a hemostatic powder comprising a mixture of fibrin and collagen powders in a water-soluble, biocompatible base con-taining a tackifying agent. A preferred formulation contains approximately equal proportions of fibrin and collagen in an aqueous glycerol base and is a putty-like semisolid which when packaged in a syringe, plastic envelope, or aluminum tube, may be extruded from the package as required for use.

Description

~ 5iS GBE-435 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention This invention relates to a bone sealant, and more par-ticularly, to an absorbable, semisolid composition for the con-trol of osseous hemorrhage.

Descri~tion of Prior Art Various substances and compositions have been employed by members of the medical profession to control the bleeding from cut bone surfaces. One class of materials used for the con-trol of this type of hemorrhage is called bone wax. Bone waxesare used for the purpose of controlling hemorrhages from the cut surfaces of bones, such as those of the skull, by forcibly smear-ing the wax over the cut surface so that the material acts mechanically to occlude and seal the open ends of the bleeding osseous vessels and sinuses.
Bone waxes used in surgery today are generally prepared from refined beeswax which has been admixed with other nonabsorb-able and water insoluble hydrocarbons and vegetable oils. Cer-tain disadvantages inhere in these bone wax compositions, as for example, relatively poor adhesion properties, separation of wax components and the hard, brittle state of the wax at room tem-peratures requiring use at elevated temperatures.

U.S. Patent No. 3,395,217 discloses nonabsorbable bone wax compositions comprised of low molecular weight ethylene co-polymer waxes containing from about 15 to about 40 percent byweight of another unsaturated constituent and having molecular 1~195~5 weights in the range of 1000 to 4000. These waxes have a semi-solid consistency such that they can be kneaded between the fingers when at room temperature and have the right amount of tack and adhesion so that they can be easily manipulated in the hands of the surgeon or applied by any suitable applicator such as a gloved finger, spatula or appropriate disposable applicator.
Absorbable bone waxes have also been suggested. U.S.
Patent No. 2,772,999 describes a bone wax comprised of a water soluble innocuous base and free acid cellulose glycolic acid ether or free acid cellulose hydroxypropionic acid ether as a hemostatic agent. The composition also preferably contains a tackifier such as cellulose glycolic acid ether salt or cellulose hydroxypropionic acid ether salt (preferably sodium salt) and water as a plasticizer.
The Annals of Surgery 132, 1128 (1950) describes an ab-sorbable hemostatic bone wax containing powdered oxidized cellu-lose as the hemostatic agent in a base of polyethylene glycol.
The base is a mixture of high and low molecular weight poly-ethylene glycols selected to provide the malleability and con-sistency of material desired for this application.
The present invention provides a new absorbable bone sealant which is a putty-like semisolid at room temperature.
The softness of the composition allows the material to be pack-aged in a syringe, plastic or coated paper envelope, or aluminum or glass tube from which it may be extruded or dispensed in de-sired amounts during use. The sealant has sufficient tack so that it adheres to bone surfaces, yet is easily manipulated in the hands of the surgeon without crumbling or sticking to the surgeon's gloves.

~9515 Absorbable bone sealants of the present invention comprise a mixture of from about 10 to 50 percent by weight hemostatic powder in an absorbable, innocuous base containing a small amount of a tackifying agent. The hemostat comprises a mixture of fibrin and collagen powders, preferably in subs-tantially equal proportions. The base is preferably a mixture of water and poly-ol such as glycerol, and the tackifying agent is preferably a polyglucoside such as dextran. The sealant is formulated to the consistency of a semisolid which is extrudable from a large orifice syringe. The composition is packaged in a syringe, plastic envelope, or aluminium tube and sterilized by radiation. During use, small amounts of the sealant may be extruded from the package as required by the surgeon. The composition is effective to control osseous hemorrhage from cut bone and does not interfer with subsequent healing and rejoining of bone parts.
The invention relates to an absorbable hemostatic composition for use in the control of osseous hemorrhage comprising from 10 to 50 percent by weight of a hemostatic powder in a water-soluble, biocompatible base, said hemostatic powder comprising a mixture of from about 40 to 95 percent by weight fibrin powder and from about 5 to 60 percent by weight collagen powder, the physical consistency of said hemostatic composition being that of an extrudable semisolid.
The hemostatic compositions of the present invention comprise a mixture of a hemostatic powder, an innocuous absorbable base, and a tackifying agent, all formulated to obtain a semisolid material which may be readily spread upon the surface of cut bone in order to arrest the flow of blood.
Fibrin powder useful in the present invention may be obtained from human or animal blood according to the method disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 3,523,807.

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~1~9515 The fibrin powder is preferably reduced to a particle size of 500 microns or smaller, and most preferably to a size of about 200 microns. The fibrin powder thus obtained comprises from about 10 to 50 percent by weight of the total hemostatic composition.
Collagen powder, useful in the present invention, is `a finely divided, fluffy material which may be prepared accord-ing to the method disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 3,7421955. The collagen powder is preferably reduced to a particle size of

2 mm or less, and most preferably to less than 1 mm.
The collagen powder and fibrin powder are mixed in a ratio of 40-95 percent by weight fibrin, 5-60 percent by weight collagen, in order to obtain a final product having the desired characteristics of softness and malleability. In a particularly preferred composition of this invention, subs-tantially equal proportions of fibrin and collagen powders are used with good results.
The base component of the hemostatic composition may be an aqueous solution of a single substance or a mixture of two or more water-soluble innocuous substances. Substances suitable as bases include nonvolatile compatible poly-ol compounds such as glycerol, propylene glycol, polymerized low molecular weight aliphatic glycols such as polymerized ethylene glycol and low molecular weight ethers or esters of polyglycols such as the ~' Ir\ , ,~, ~.
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methyl, ethyl, or propyl ethers of polyethylene glycols and the acetic or propionic esters of polyethylene or polypropylene glycols. Glycerol and polyethylene glycols are the preferred base materials, and polymerized ethylene glycols having a molecular weight in the range of 200 to 4000 and a consistency varying from a liquid of low viscosity to that of a waxy solid may be found suitable. If desired, a polymerized ethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 1000 to 4000 may be used in combina-tion with a polymerized ethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 200 to 600.
In addition to the hemostatic agent and innocuous base, the bone wax composition also contains a tackifier such as a polyglucoside, gelatin or collagen gels, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cellulose esters or other derivatives of cellulose such as oxi-dized ceilulose, certain water soluble starches, or sugars. A
preferred polyglucoside is dextran while a preferred cellulose derivative is cellulose glycolic acid ether salt or cellulose hydroxypropionic acid ether salt, most preferably the sodium salt.
The powdered fibrin hemostatic material and tackifying agent are thoroughly dispersed in the aqueous base to provide a semisolid composition which is readily spreadable on the surface of cut bone. The desired consistency of the composition is ob-tained by proper selection of the base material and the amount of water admixed therewith.
The following examples are provided to further illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention.

~1~9S15 GBE-435 EXP~LE I

A hemostatic composition was prepared by thoroughly dispersing the following materials in the indicated proportions:

Hemostatic Agent Fibrin powder (200 microns~ - 17.5 g Collagen powder (2 mm) - 17.5 g Tackifying Agent Dextran (MW 60,000-90,000) - 8.0 g Base Glycerol - 30.0 g Water - 27.0 g Total 100 g The composition had a semisolid,putty-like,slightly sticky consistency. When loaded in a 1 cc hypodermic syringe with the needle removed, the mixture was readily extruded through the 1.6 mm diameter-opening of the syringe to form a ribbon of material ready for use.

EXA~LE II

An extruded ribbon, 10 mm in length by 1.6 mm in dia-meter of the hemostatic composition of Example I was implanted in the lumbar muscles of 12 CFY strain rats weighing 250-300 kg.

Two rats were sacrificed after 3, 7, 14, 28, 49, and 70 days, and the implant sites examined to determine absorption rates and tissue reaction to the bone sealant. The bone sealant was sub-stantially completely absorbed by the 14th day with only few remnan~s of collagen being detectable. No trace of the sealant was found after 28 days. No abnor~al tissue reaction was ob-served during the test.

1119515 G~E-435 EXAMPLE III

Fourteen white male CFY rats, weighing 200-250 g, were anesthetized, and under surgically sterile conditions, the frontal and parietal bones of the skull were exposed. Four holes were made, one in each quadrant of the skull, using a 2 mm burr on an electric drill. The parietal hole on one side was filled with a complete plug of the bone sealan of Example I, and the pari-etal hole on the other side plugged with a commercial bone wax control. One frontal hole was treated by spreading a small amount of the bone séalant of Example I on the cut surface, while the other hole was similarly treated with the bone wax control.
After 14 days, 12 rats were sacrificed and the wounds examined to determine the histological effects of the bone seal-ant and bone wax. The remaining 2 rats were sacrificed and ex-amined after 28 days. The following results were noted with nosignificant differences between the 14- and 28-day examination periods.

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A. Bone Sealant of Example I
i. Plugged holes. Holes filled with tissue and bony edges lined with a layer of osteoblasts. There was considerable evi-dence of new bone formation in the area.
ii. Smeared holes. Similar to plugged holes, but connective tissue depressed below the level of the skull surface.

B. Bone Wax Control i. Plugged holes. ~oles remained filled with a solid plug of wax which was easily re-moved. Hole was thickly roofed by connec-tive tissue with evidence of a much thinner tissue floor. There was no indication of any significant tissue activity in plug area.
ii. Smeared holes. Generally filled with con-nective tissue, but with fragments of wax - visible in many cases.

The composition of Example I is a specific illustration of a generally preferred hemostatic composition having the fol-lowing range of formulation:
Fibrin powder - 15-25%
Collagen powder - 15-25%
Dextran - 5-10%
Glycerol - 20~40%
Water - 20-30%

The precise composition illustrated in Example I was selected from the above general formulation to provide a desir-able combination of properties, particularly consistency and adhesion or tack. Optimum formulations may vary somewhat from that given in Example I depending upon the particular properties of the individual ingredients.

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1~95~5 GBE-435 The preceding Examples are given by way of illustration and are not limiting of the invention. As will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description of the invention, a variety of bone sealant compositions may be formu-S lated in accordance with the present invention utilizing a hemo-static agent which is a mixture of fibrin and collagen powders in a water soluble, biocompatible base. All such compositions, whether explicitly or implicitly disclosed, are accordingly en-compassed by the present invention.

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Claims

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. An absorbable hemostatic composition for use in the control of osseous hemorrhage comprising from 10 to 50 percent by weight of a hemostatic powder in a water-soluble, biocompat-ible base, said hemostatic powder comprising a mixture of from about 40 to 95 percent by weight fibrin powder and from about 60 to 5 percent by weight collagen powder, the physical consis-tency of said hemostatic composition being that of an extrudable semisolid.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the particle size of the fibrin powder is less than about 500 microns, and the particle size of the collagen powder is less than about 2 mm.

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein said biocompatible base comprises a mixture of water and a poly-ol.

4. The composition of claim 3 wherein said poly-ol is selected from the group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, low molecular weight poly(alkylene) glycols, and low molecular weight ethers or esters of poly(alkylene) glycols.

5. The composition of claim 3 wherein the poly-ol is glycerol and the ratio of glycerol to water is from about 2:1 to 1:2.

6. A composition of claim 1 comprising, in addition to the hemostatic powder and base, a tackifier.

7. A composition of claim 6 wherein the tackifier is selected from the group consisting of polyglucosides, gelatin, collagen gels, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cellulose esters, oxidized cellulose, water-soluble starches, and sugars.

8. A composition of claim 7 wherein the tackifier is dextran.

9. A composition of claim 8 wherein the dextran is present in an amount of from 5 to 10 percent by weight of the composition.

10. An absorbable hemostatic composition for use in the control of osseous hemorrhage comprising, by weight, 15-25% fibrin powder 15-25% collagen powder 7-10% dextran 20-40% glycerol 20-30% water.

11. The composition of claim 10, wherein the particle size of the fibrin powder is less than about 500 microns and the particle size of the collagen powder is less than about 2 mm.

12. The composition of claim 10,wherein the molecular weight of the dextran is in the range of from about 60,000 to 90, 000.