An evaluation of 100 patients at an NHS clinic in the UK has demonstrated savings in chronic would care costs with the use of Granulox, a haemoglobin spray that binds oxygen from the atmosphere and diffuses it into the wound to promote faster healing.
Read MoreSuppose you took a pretty serious tumble while you were out riding your Harley and you scraped the skin off your arm. Your wound might require antibiotics and a series of painful dressing changes. Fast-forward a bit down the road. There’s a new technology that could help eliminate some of your discomfort. It’s a device that allows you to “spray-paint” a bandage loaded with antibiotics or other medications directly onto your wound.
Read MoreLimFlow said today that it won an investigational device exemption from the FDA for a pivotal trial of its catheter-based intervention for a severe form of peripheral artery disease. LimFlow’s percutaneous deep vein arterialization device is designed to re-route blood flow from a blocked artery through the venous system to deliver oxygenated blood to the foot and lower leg.
Read MoreScientists at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics have developed an ultra-sensitive heat sensor that is flexible, transparent and printable. The results have potential for a wide range of applications – from wound healing and electronic skin to smart buildings.
Read MoreResearchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have developed skin-inspired electronics to conform to the skin, allowing for long-term, high-performance, real-time wound monitoring in users.
Read MoreUse of ultra-portable, mechanically powered disposable negative pressure wound therapy (dNPWT) has grown as an adjunctive modality to manage wounds in outpatient care and to expedite transition of inpatients to an outpatient setting.
Read MoreScientists have created such a mobile skin bioprinting system — the first of its kind — that allows bi-layered skin to be printed directly into a wound.
Read MoreWound care medical device designer DTAMedical has announced the inclusion of a first patient in a clinical trial with VistaCare ONE for the treatment of acute and chronic wounds, via a concept of contactless Wound Environment Control (WEC) therapy.
Read MoreWhen pioneering burn and chronic wound care specialist Dr. Aubrey Woodroof turned to Trelleborg Sealing Solutions to help bring his new healing concept PermeaDerm to market, the collaboration gave rise to a range of biosynthetic skin products that have taken treatment to a whole new level.
Read MoreCleveland Foot & Ankle Clinic is one of fifteen centers in the U.S. that is taking part in a clinical trial to prove that an FDA-approved camera does what it says it does. Diabetics and people with nerve damage are often prone to wounds that won’t heal. Many times the wound may look healthy, but dangerous and infectious bacteria is lurking inside that can’t be seen.
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