HemoRecap
Hemostasis patch for activation of hemostasis during anticoagulation therapy
Hemostasis patches are used to stop bleeding during surgical procedures. They use the patient's own clotting enzymes to form a clot. However, given the aging population, the number of patients on anticoagulation therapy is increasing. In particular, current patches fail to stop bleeding in patients on direct oral anticoagulants (59%). Therefore, a large proportion of the population is at risk. Our goal is to develop a hemostatic patch (HemoRecap) that can locally activate blood clotting even in these patients by reversing any type of anticoagulation. To do so, we use the principles of natural hemostasis and transfer them to the surface of synthetic fibers.