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Overview
LeGoo™ is a water-soluble, low-viscosity gel. It forms a gel plug at body temperature and conforms to any vascular geometry. LeGoo™ temporarily stents the vessel to facilitate constructing the anastomosis and allows for suturing directly through the gel.
LeGoo™ does not need to be removed before completing the anastomosis. Upon completion, LeGoo™ is dissolved by applying ice directly to the vessel.
Reverse Phase Polymer
LeGoo™ is a polymer-based device which comprises a nontoxic and biocompatible gel that exists as a liquid at low temperatures and rapidly transitions to a solid at body temperature, forming a plug that can occlude blood vessels. LeGoo™ is injected into a blood vessel that is intended to be occluded, where it stays in a “plug” form for several minutes allowing the surgeon to work in a bloodless field. The gel dissolves with time (spontaneously) or can be reversed back to liquid instantly by cooling the site with ice or irrigating with cold saline. Once dissolved below a minimum concentration, the polymer can never re-solidify.
Dissolves fully and is excreted
LeGoo’s ability to revert to a liquid state is a function of both temperature and concentration. Therefore, the diluted material will not re-gel once it is dissolved: it passes through the microcirculation and is excreted in urine.
LeGoo™ is manufactured by Pluromed and is fully CE approved
Clinical Benefits
- Uniquely self-forms to fit any vessel, regardless of the degree of atherosclerosis or calcification
- No radial pressure (unlike clamps, loops or balloons) to prevent intimal damage to the vessel
- Prevents back bleeding from side-branches and collaterals to create a bloodless surgical field
- Transparent to improve visualization during vascular procedures
- Does not need to be removed before completion of an anastomosis
- Can be sewn through and dissolved at will
LeGoo : A revolutionary, atraumatic way to control bleeding
Injected into the artery to form a temporary plug
Dissolved at will using sterile ice or saline
LeGoo is a unique soluble gel that for the first time gives surgeons the means to control bleeding atraumatically allowing perfect blood control with no risk of vessel damage in fragile or diseased vessels.
Easy to use
Clear field of view
Enables surgery on diseased or calcified vessels
No clamps , loops , shunts or other devices to obstruct the view
Superior bloodless field
LeGoo is completely atraumatic so there is no damage to the vessel. Even heavily calcified vessels can be fully occluded
Easier to sew through
Because LeGoo forms a plug it maintains the vessel in its cylindrical form hence making it easier to sew through
Applications:
LeGoo has applications throughout Vascular and Cardiac surgery which include:
Peripheral Vascular
- Femoral-tibial, Fem-pop, etc.
- Fem-fem crossover
- Aortic repair
Cardiac
- OPCAB (Beating Heart)
- On-Pump CABG
- MECC
Haemodialysis Access: AV-Fistula
|
Feature |
Clamps |
Loops |
Shunts |
LeGoo |
Benefit |
|
Avoids radial pressure |
No |
No |
- |
Yes |
Atraumatic |
|
Occludes collaterals & backbleeders |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Bloodless field |
|
Fits any vessel |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
simple |
|
Occludes calcified vessels |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Safe, Enabling |
|
No need to remove |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Simple, safe |
|
Novel, unique |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Leadership |
|
Enable MIS procedures |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Enabling |
Comparison with other occlusion methods
