ArthroCare ENT InternationalCMC Technology
Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) is a highly absorbent hydrocolloid-polymer polysaccharide material that forms a gel when hydrated. The ability of CMC gels to absorb multiple times its weight in water creates a lasting moisture-rich environment. Learn more about our surgical dressings and epistaxis products.
Providing Options
CMC technology has been integrated into ArthroCare's epistaxis devices and surgical dressing by carefully controlling solubility.
- CMC Woven Fabric- Reinforcing CMC with nylon holds the fabric together and forms a main component of the ArthroCare epistaxis and removable nasal dressing products.
- CMC Dissolvable Fibers- Creating fibers of CMC allows the hydrated form to break down and be carried out through normal patient outflow. This technology is incorporated into Sinus Foam dissolvable dressings.
CMC Based Products
ArthroCare® offers a variety of dressings that use highly absorbent CMC hydrocolloid material.
- Stammberger Sinu-Foam Dissolvable Dressing
A Viscous and Moisture-Rich Post-Operative Dissolvable Dressing - Gel-Knit™ Removable Dressings
Removable nasal and sinus dressings - Rapid Rhino® for Epistaxis
Controls epistaxis in minutes
