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Doctors and Patients Want a Spacer They Can Trust.

Modern prostate cancer treatment is effective, but radiation can impact healthy tissue located near the prostate. Barrigel™ rectal spacer helps protect the rectum by reducing the amount of radiation that reaches it during treatment.1

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Why the Rectum Needs Protection During Treatment

Many men with prostate cancer receive radiation therapy – however, radiation beams can potentially affect healthy tissue near the prostate and result in long-term radiation side effects like diarrhea, rectal pain, and bleeding. Due to its close proximity to the prostate, the rectum is at risk for radiation beam exposure.

Barrigel™ rectal spacer is the only rectal spacer that can be tailored to your unique anatomy,1-5 protecting the rectum by moving it out of the high-dose radiation area.1 For patients like Michael, this meant greater confidence in their care plan and peace of mind during treatment.

Barrigel™ Rectal Spacer is Backed by Clinical Evidence1

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Barrigel™ rectal spacer is clinically proven to significantly reduce unwanted rectal radiation exposure in 98.5% of patients.1

For Dr. Klaassen†, proven performance, ease of use1 and patient satisfaction are what makes Barrigel™ rectal spacer his spacer of choice.

What Patients and Physicians Are Saying

Michael and Jackie's Story

For Michael and his wife Jackie, choosing a treatment plan was about more than fighting cancer, it was about preserving Michael’s quality of life. After doing their research and meeting with Dr. Klaassen, they learned how Barrigel™ rectal spacer could help reduce the risk of bowel complications associated with radiation therapy.1

Reassured by Dr. Klaassen and confident in the proven safety of Barrigel™ rectal spacer,1 they chose a care plan that included radiation therapy with Barrigel™ rectal spacer. This decision gave Michael and Jackie peace of mind, knowing they were doing everything to protect his rectal health during treatment. 

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Dr. Klaassen's Perspective

As a urologic oncologist, Dr. Zachary Klaassen has seen firsthand how radiation therapy can affect the rectum, and how it impacts quality of life. That’s why he recommends Barrigel™ rectal spacer to his patients.

“Barrigel™ rectal spacer is the only spacer I recommend and use for my patients due to the safety profile, ease of use, the patient satisfaction, the data we have, I could go on and on. When I recommended it to Michael and Jackie, they decided on radiation plus Barrigel™ rectal spacer themselves.”

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Zachary Klaassen, MD, MSc†
Urologic Oncologist at Georgia Cancer Center

Safety and Stability1

Barrigel™ rectal spacer is made from hyaluronic acid.6 Found naturally in the body, hyaluronic acid is fully biocompatible and absorbed after treatment is finished,7-8 as Dr. Klaassen notes.

The procedure is similar to your prostate biopsy and may be performed under local, regional, or general anesthesia—it can be performed in hospitals, outpatient clinics, or doctors' offices prior to the start of radiation treatment.

By creating space between the prostate and rectum, Barrigel™ rectal spacer helps reduce unwanted radiation exposure to reduce rectal side effects.1

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Protect Rectal Health

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Whether you’re a patient seeking peace of mind like Michael, or an experienced physician striving to improve patient experience like Dr. Klaassen, Barrigel™ rectal spacer offers a clinically proven solution.1

Control matters for improved symmetry.

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BARRIGEL

Sculptable control over implant placement results in more symmetric coverage over the whole posterior rectal/prostate interface.

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Implant Symmetry RESULTS6

>95%

Pivotal Trial Patients; % of implants centered on prostate midline

PEG HYDROGEL

Lack of control over placement of the implant can result uneven and inconsistent coverage.

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Implant Symmetry RESULTS7

49%

Pivotal Trial Patients; % of implants centered on prostate midline

Rectal spacer properties.

Information provided for educational purposes only. No head-to-head study has been performed. Results from different clinical studies are not directly comparable.

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Barrigel Landing Page Rectal Spacer Properties Chart

Hear from Barrigel Physicians

“In my experience, Barrigel is safer due to the ability to control its location and alter its placement during the procedure. This allows us to have a MORE UNIFORM RESULT in tougher cases where another procedure could result in delay of care.”

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Varun Sundaram, MD
Urologist at Urology Austin in Austin, TX, and Designated Barrigel Center of Excellence

“The ease-of-use injecting Barrigel allows the implanter to inject the spacer under no time constraint, and switch easily from sagittal to transverse ultrasound views for symmetrical, excellent coverage of the entire prostate gland. IT'S A NO BRAINER. ”

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Zachary Klaassen, MD, MSc
Urologic Oncologist at Georgia Cancer Center

Barrigel™ rectal spacer is intended to temporarily position the anterior rectal wall away from the prostate during radiotherapy for prostate cancer and, in creating this space, it is the intent of Barrigel™ rectal spacer to reduce the radiation dose delivered to the anterior rectum. Barrigel™ rectal spacer is composed of biodegradable material and maintains space for the entire course of prostate radiotherapy treatment and is intended to be absorbed by the patient’s body over time. Barrigel™ rectal spacer should only be administered by qualified and properly trained physicians with experience in ultrasound guidance and injection techniques in the urogenital/pelvic area. As with any medical treatment, there are some risks involved with the use of Barrigel™ rectal spacer. Potential complications associated with the use of Barrigel™ rectal spacer include, but are not limited to: pain associated with Barrigel™ rectal spacer injection; needle penetration of the bladder, prostate, rectal wall, rectum, or urethra; injection of Barrigel™ rectal spacer into the bladder, prostate, rectal wall, rectum, urethra, or intravascularly; local inflammatory reactions; infection; urinary retention; rectal mucosal damage, ulcers, necrosis; bleeding; constipation; and rectal urgency. More information on indications, contraindications, warnings and instructions for use can be found in the Instructions For Use at www.barrigel.com. Individual results may vary. 

Caution: Federal (USA) law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician. 

1.  Mariados NF, Orio PF III, King MT et al. JAMA Oncol (2023).*†
2. Svatos M, Chell E, Low DA et al. Med Phys (2024).* 
3. Williams J, Mc Millan K, Chao M et al. J Med Imag Radiat Sci (2022).
4. Gejerman G, Goldstein MM, Chao M et al. Pract Radiat Oncol (2023).*†
5. Data on file. As of 04/04/2025
6. Barrigel Injectable Gel Instructions for Use (2022).
7. Restylane® celebrates 25 years of natural-looking results with its signature line of hyaluronic acid fillers. 2021.
8. Svatos M, Chell E, Low DA et al. Med Phys (2024).*

*Study sponsored by Palette Life Sciences, now part of Teleflex.
† Drs Klaassen, Gejerman, Chao, Lederer, and Orio are paid consultants of Teleflex.

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