Bioabsorbable Plugs Rapidly Displace Collagen Devices
Polymer-based bioabsorbable closure plugs are increasingly displacing collagen-based passive devices as catheterization labs seek documented resorption consistency alongside meaningfully faster time to ambulation relative to conventional collagen approaches. Abbott and Terumo have both expanded bioabsorbable production capacity since 2023, targeting labs that want validated ambulation data supporting shorter recovery windows relative to conventional collagen approaches. Smaller hospitals are adopting this technology more slowly, constrained by the per-unit cost involved, but adoption is broadening steadily across major cardiology markets worldwide as bioabsorbable pricing gradually declines with production scale today overall across nearly every major regional catheterization network.
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