Medical device innovation: SpaceOar Vue hydrogel
Boston Scientific
SpaceOar Vue is an absorbable polyethylene glycol hydrogel spacer that separates the prostate from the rectal wall during radiation treatment for prostate cancer.Boston Scientific designed SpaceOar to create a temporary space between the prostate and rectum to reduce radiation dose to the rectum and minimize the impact on a patient’s urinary, sexual and bowel functions.