Aguamedicina

WE  FOUND  ANOTHER  WAY  TO  ENGINEER  STENTS

Prolonged urological stent use is limited by biofilm formation and mineralogical encrustation. Conventional thermoplastic can range from 60 to 100% polymer, with the balance made up of radio-pacifiers and/or coatings. Alternatively, Aguamedicina^® Structural Hydrogel Stents consists of less than 10% polymer, the majority of the device is water. Unlike anti-microbial coated devices which can lose effectiveness should they become damaged or suffer from erosion/diffusion, Aguamedicina^® does not lose its effectiveness as the material is exposed over time to the same physiological processes. Aguamedicina^® does not require the anti-microbial additives typically found in coatings of a conventional “anti-microbial” material to diminish biofilm build-up. This performance, Antifouling^®, is an inherent characteristic of Aguamedicina^® primarily due to the high aqueous content of the material.

Caution: U.S. Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.

A rEVOlUTIONAry  IDEA  WHErE  THE  COATINg  IS  THE  STENT

The Q Urological Corporation’s Aguamedicina^® Hydrogel is a compliant and stent bio-material that absorbs the physiological and peristaltic energies associated with and generally responsible for stent migration. Due to its novel design and material, the stent will act like a spring or shock absorber.