Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector®
Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector® (HA+) combines a remodeling extracellular matrix base-layer for long-term protection with a short-term resorbable hyaluronate-alginate gel designed to support enhanced nerve gliding and help minimize soft tissue attachments.1
peripheral nerve protection
- Resorbing hyaluronate alginate gel coating provides short-term protection during the healing period of scar formation.1
- Extracellular matrix layer vascularizes and remodels into the patient’s own new site-specific tissue.1,2
- Sodium hyaluronate and sodium alginate gel layer on both sides is intended to reduce friction and support nerve gliding through traumatic tissue beds.1
- Nerve can glide through tissue bed throughout healing to help reduce the chance of attachment to adjacent soft tissues.1
- Formulated for optimal handling and flexibility of surgical application—quick hydration, flat sheet configuration and is easy to suture if needed.1
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contact axogen customer care: - Phone
888.axogen1 (888.296.4361) - Email
customercare@axogenInc.com - see sizing info below
Why are you using Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector?
I’ve been using Axoguard HA+ because it conforms so nicely and it handles so well. It really does a great job of wrapping and protecting the nerve and holding a stitch.
— MICHAEL J. GARCIA, MD
Applications suitable for Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector include:
- spinal accessory nerve after neck dissection
- radial nerve laying on metal plating for humeral shaft and olecranon fractures
- ulnar nerve during a cubital tunnel release or transposition
- median nerve through the carpal tunnel
- traumatic injuries of the sciatic nerve
- common peroneal nerve after tibial plateau fractures
- tibial nerve through tarsal tunnel
Using Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector in an open forearm fracture
It gave me a large length to protect the entire median nerve, an area that I could tell was contused. In my mind, that gives the best protection for the nerve.
— MICHAEL DOARN, MD
INDICATIONS FOR USE: Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector is indicated for the management and protection of peripheral nerve injuries where there is no gap, or following the closure of the gap.
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector base membrane is derived from a porcine source and the lubricant coating is composed of sodium hyaluronate and sodium alginate. The Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector should not be used for patients with known sensitivity to porcine, alginate, or hyaluronate materials.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: Potential risks include infection, inflammation, or allergic reaction. See Instructions for Use for a complete list of precautions and potential complications.
NOTE: This device is not intended for use in vascular applications.
| Code | Dimensions |
| AGHA12 | 1 cm x 2 cm |
| AGHA22 | 2 cm x 2 cm |
| AGHA24 | 2 cm x 4 cm |
| AGHA36 | 3 cm x 6 cm |
| AGHA48 | 4 cm x 8 cm |
