Review Article

Fibrin Sealant: The Only Approved Hemostat, Sealant, and Adhesive—a Laboratory and Clinical Perspective

Table 2

The available forms of fibrin sealant in the USA in 2013.

FunctionSourceProduct

Hemostat and sealant
Human pooled plasmaTisseel, Baxter, Westlake Village, CA
HemostatHuman pooled plasmaEvicel, Ethicon/J&J, Somerville, NJ
HemostatIndividual plasma, bovine collagen and thrombinVitagel, Orthovita/Stryker, Malvern, PA
HemostatHuman pooled plasma and equine collagenTachosil, Baxter, Westlake Village, CA
HemostatHuman pooled plasma and oxidized regenerated celluloseEvarrest, Ethicon/J&J, Somerville, NJ
AdhesiveHuman pooled plasmaArtiss, Baxter, Westlake Village, CA