Thermoreponsive Reversible Adhesive for Temporary Intervention of Ocular Trauma - II
Abstract
A pre-clinical research and development project to advance a novel technology for temporary treatment of ocular trauma in austereenvironments. Open globe injuries, e.g. penetrating injuries to the sclera (the white surface of the eye) require microsurgical instrumentation,trained ocular surgery specialists to perform the closure and time to perform the procedure. We have developed a reversibly deployable,thermo-responsive hydrogel adhesive that can be placed, in a liquid gel form, through the penetrating injury to fill the laceration in the wallof the eye. As the hydrogel adhesives temperature rises with body temperature, it transitions from a fluid gel into a viscous semi-solid thatbridges and seals the penetrating injury for up to thirty days. The entire procedure from injection to fixation can take less than five minutes.Once transported to a ROC4 facility, a specialist can easily remove the adhesive by rehydrating with cold water and aspirating the adhesiveaway and perform a complete revision. This project pursues four objectives: 1) refine and manufacture a 2nd prototype of the hydrogel andaccompanying instrument for subsequent GLP validation testing. 2) Perform GLP biocompatibility and in vivo performance testing of thesedevices to support a subsequent regulatory package. 3) Hold a pre-submission meeting with the FDA to get preliminary feedback on theproduct designs, proposed indications and clinical safety assessment strategy. 4) Further explore improvements to the adhesive properties ofthe hydrogel for potential future developments. To date we have made advanced in all four areas in line with our set goals.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1093211
Entities
People
- John Iii J. Whalen
- Mark S Humayun
- Mark Thompson
Organizations
- University of Southern California