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Clinical Trials/NCT00957502
NCT00957502CompletedNot Applicable

A Prospective, Limited-Use Evaluation of the ENTact™ Septal Stapler for Tissue Approximation Utilizing Staples With Extended Shelf Life

ENTrigue Surgical, Inc.1 site in 1 country5 target enrollmentStarted: July 1, 2009Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
5
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Clinical performance of aged ENTact™ Septal Staples

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This study is a prospective, limited-use evaluation of the ENTact™ Septal Stapler for tissue approximation utilizing staples with extended shelf life. The ENTact™ Septal Stapler will be used to approximate the mucoperichondrial flaps in all patients. Each treatment group will be implanted with product that has been aged for a specified amount of time.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Non Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Adult patients, between the ages of 18 and 65 years, with a clinically significant deviation of the nasal septum.
  • •Patient is able to provide a signed informed consent form.
  • •Patient will agree to comply with all study related procedures.
  • •Subject is not pregnant at this time by confirmation of one of the following:
  • •subject is male,
  • •subject not of child bearing age,
  • •subject is surgically sterile,
  • •subject is not pregnant per negative hCG test.
  • •Subject does not plan on becoming pregnant and is not breast feeding during the course of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Patients who have had previous septoplasty
  • •Patients with uncontrolled diabetes
  • •Presence of infection at the study site
  • •Subject is a:
  • •severe drug abuser,
  • •severe alcohol abuser.
  • •Patient with autoimmune disease deemed clinically significant by the Principal Investigator.

Arms & Interventions

One year aged staples

Experimental

Subjects implanted with sterile staples aged to approximately one year.

Intervention: ENTact™ Septal Stapler (Device)

18 month aged staples

Experimental

Subjects implanted with sterile staples aged to approximately 18 months.

Intervention: ENTact™ Septal Stapler (Device)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Clinical performance of aged ENTact™ Septal Staples

Time Frame: One week post op

Secondary Outcomes

  • Clinical evaluation of gross tissue appearance at implantation site(s)(One week post op)
  • ENTact™ Septal Staple functionality based on maintained coaptation(One week post op)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Industry
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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