Product ID:AVITENE MICROFIBRILLAR COLLAGEN HEMOSTAT MCH
MSDS Date:05/01/1989
FSC:6505
NIIN:00F040460
MSDS Number: BXLQN

Emergency Phone: 617-932-5900

Info Phone: 617-932-5900

Preparer: RUSSELL W PELHAM

Cage: 0FS43

Telephone: 617-932-5900

Cage: 0FS43

BOVINE COLLAGEN

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MAY PRODCUE BRONCHIAL
IRRITATION. SKIN: HARMLESS. EYES: CONJUNCTIVAL IRRITATION AS W/ANY
PARTICULATE INERT FOREIGN BODY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. EYES: FLUSH W/OVER THE
COUNTER DROPS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:USE APPROPRIATE MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:MAY OCCUR IN PACKAGE FILL PROCESS. A SURGICAL
MASK WILL PREVENT INHALATION OF FLOATING PARTICLES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN TIGHT CONTAINER. PRODUCT
SHOULD BE HANDLED & STORED PER LABEL TO ENSURE PRODUCT INTEGRITY.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING SUSPENDED MICROFIBRILLAR COLLAGEN
HEMOSTAT FIBERS.

Ventilation:FILL OPERATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT IN CLASS 100 CLEAN ROOM
W/FILTERED AIR CIRCULATION.
Protective Gloves:NOT REQUIRED
Eye Protection:NOT REQUIRED
Other Protective Equipment:STERILE GOWNS & SURGICAL MASKS
Supplemental Safety and Health
HAZARDS: THIS MATERIAL IS AN ABSORBABLE TOPICAL HEMOSTATIC AGENT
PREPARED AS A DRY, STERILE, FIBROUS, WATER INSOLUBLE PARTIAL
HYDROCHLORIC ACID SALT OF PURIFIED EDIBLE BOVINE COLLAGEN.

Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS PUNGENT ODOR. CO2, CO.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL OF EXCESS MATERIAL SHOULD BE MADE
IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS W/EXISTING PRACTICES FOR
NON-TOXIC WASTE.

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