ExoSeal vascular plug gets good reviews in ECLIPSE study

The ExoSeal device was put into place in an average of just one minute and was used successfully in 89.1 percent of patients. There was no difference in procedural success between the ExoSeal and manual compression groups (91.8 percent and 91.0 percent, respectively). However, the average time to cessation of bleeding was significantly shorter in patients treated with the ExoSeal (4.38 minutes vs. 20.05 minutes, p<0.0001). Similarly, patients treated with the vascular closure device were able to get out of bed and walk around far sooner, within 2.54 hours, on average, with the ExoSeal, as compared with 6.24 hours with manual compression (p=0.028).

The next research step will be to put the ExoSeal to tougher challenges. “Further investigation is needed to delineate the device’s applicability in patients with access puncture sites at or below the branchpoint of the femoral and iliac arteries and in patients with mild or moderate peripheral vascular disease,” he said. “Comparative studies of efficacy and patient comfort with the ExoSeal and other vascular closure devices will also be intriguing.”

Dr. Wong will present the results of the "Ensure’s Vascular Closure Device Speeds Hemostasis” (ECLIPSE) study on Tuesday, April 1 at 11:00 a.m. CDT in the Grand Ballroom, S100.

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