Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Products

The February 2010 issue of TWC features the Product Roundup section on Negative Pressure Wound Therapy products.

Talley Medical
Website: www.talleygroup.com
Contact: (888) 259-9994
Jack Van Dyke administration
jvandyke@talleygroup.com
Chad Van Dyke sales manager
cvandyke@talleygroup.com
Brenda Davis office manager
bdavis@talleygroup.com
Location: The factory is in England, but in the United States the company operates from Lansing Michigan.
Founded: Talley started in London in 1953. Talley builds all products in its dedicated factory.

Product Lines: 3 primary lines: Venturi negative pressure wound therapy; Multicom pneumatic compression devices for venous disorders and dvt prophylaxis, Quattro therapy pneumatic support surfaces for pressure ulcer prevention and treatment.

Products Used in the wound care clinic setting: Multicom compression therapy devices, Venturi NPWT

Product Breakdown: Venturi features two units: Avanti @ 6# w/600cc canister and Compact @2.2# w/300cc canister. Products are used for acute, chronic or non-healing wounds. Multicom devices provide pneumatic compression to treat lymphedema, venous ulcers, venous insufficiency.

Ohio Medical Corporation®
Website: www.OhioMedicalNPWT.com
Contact: (866) 985-NPWT (6798) moblvac@ohiomedicalnpwt.com
Location: Ohio Medical Corporation is located in Gurnee, IL.
Founded: Ohio Medical Corporation was founded in the 1950’s.

Product Lines: Ohio Medical Corporation is a leading worldwide supplier of medical and industrial gas/vacuum delivery systems, oxygen therapy equipment, and negative
pressure wound therapy (NPWT) devices.
Products used in the Wound Care Clinic Setting: Moblvac® Portable Wound Care Pump and TruSealTM Link Kits for NPWT

Product Breakdown: Ohio Medical Corporation understands vacuum technology, having provided wall vacuum regulators, flowmeters, and portable aspirator pumps to leading healthcare institutions for more than 50 years. Utilizing expertise in portable negative pressure pumps allows the company to bring the customer the MolbVac wound care system, the newest member of their product family.
The intuitively designed MoblVac Portable Wound Care Pump for NPWT is used in clinics to treat difficult wounds. The system promotes patient safety, ease of use, and economic value. MoblVac with TruSeal Link technology provides a higher flow rate, which helps creates a quicker seal and may minimize leaks around the edges of the wound bed. The MoblVac pump features continuous or intermittent therapy modes, several patient safety alarms, a large color screen (3”x 4”), and up to 24 hours of battery life. This lightweight pump is easy to grab and weighs only 4 pounds.
The comprehensive wound care kits offer convenience and promote ease of use/training. Designed by WOCNs and staff, kits are compartmentalized into three easy steps with all the components that you need, including antimicrobial gauze. Evidence shows that guaze is:
-at least as effective as foam.
-decreases pain and pain management required.
-saves time spent on dressing application.
-provides significant cost savings.
For references and full details visit www.ohiomedicalnpwt.com/gauze.php
The unique seal kit contains the right products to repair a leak, without wasting a large kit. Accessories are also available. The company also offers 24/7 clinical support and product training.

Prospera®
Website: www.prospera-npwt.com
Contact: Phone: (888) 408-NPWT (6798)
Fax: (888) 674- NPWT (6798)
Email: info@prospera-npwt.com
Location: 2831 Bledsoe Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Founded: Prospera was founded in 2007.

Product Lines: Prospera offers the PRO-III® for institutional use and the PRO-II® for home use. In addition the company supplies a full range of dressing kits, drains, and canisters.

Product Breakdown: Prospera is dedicated to Advancing the Art and Science of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy. Products are engineered based on the latest scientific research and clinical information available to deliver optimal outcomes, and the highest degree of patient comfort at reduced costs.
Based on patient needs and wound etiology clinicians can choose the PRO-III or the PRO-II. PRO-III is both stationary and portable and designed for institutional use, weighs less than 6 lbs and utilizes 800cc disposable canister. PRO-II is a portable unit designed for ambulatory patients and homecare. It weighs 2.65 lbs and utilizes a discreet, 250cc disposable canister.

Benefits of Prospera PRO-III and PRO-II in the Wound Clinic:
Gauze based dressing protocol provides:
• Moist wound healing environment under negative pressure.
• No in-growth of granulation tissue.
• No adherence of dressings to the wound bed.
• Simple, faster and fewer dressing changes, which can be done at the bedside.
• No 2-hour rule for interruption in therapy.
• Eliminates need for pain medication and surgical interventions to remove dressing fragments.
• Decreased or no pain with use and at dressing changes encourages patient compliance.
Variable Pressure Therapy VPT®:
• A refined and practical version of traditional
intermittent therapy.
• Delivers varying, but lower negative pressures.
• Pressure never drops to zero, so negative pressure
on the wound bed is never lost as in traditional
intermittent therapy.

Cost Benefits
• Reduced treatment costs.
• Reduced nursing time.
• Less frequent dressing changes.
• Reduced rental/dressing kit costs.
• “No hidden costs”: pain medication, surgical interventions, use of additional dressings to provide non-adherent layer.

Patient Benefits
• Increased patient comfort.
• Reduced or no pain.
• Less frequent dressing changes lead to greater compliance and lower total treatment costs.

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: KCI)
Website: www.kci1.com
Contact: Trained customer service professionals who assist with order placement, product discontinuation, and general inquiries, staff the KCI Customer Care Center 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call (800) 275-4524 or contact CustomerCare@kci1.com, and the message will be routed to the appropriate person or department.
Location: KCI is a global company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas
Founded: KCI was founded in 1976 in San Antonio, Texas.

Divisions: KCI offers many product lines, but is structured by three major divisions,—Active Healing Solutions™, Therapeutic Support Systems, and LifeCell™ Corporation. Each division holds a core focus on patient healing. Visit www.kci1.com to view the full product portfolio for each KCI division.

Product Breakdown: Over its 34-year history, KCI has introduced three technologies that have fundamentally transformed the healthcare industry:
Kinetic Therapy for severe pulmonary complications
V.A.C. Therapy® for complex wound care
AlloDerm Regenerative Tissue Matrix® (RTM)
for tissue regeneration

Products Used In The Wound Care Clinic Setting: One of KCI’s top products used in Wound Care Clinics is the ActiV.A.C.® Therapy System designed to help patients resume their activities of daily living while still receiving the proven wound healing benefits of V.A.C. Therapy®.
In 2009, KCI introduced two new dressings: the V.A.C.® Simplace™ Dressing and the V.A.C.® GranuFoam™ Bridge Dressing. Both dressings have been designed specifically to simplify the V.A.C. Therapy® dressing placement process. Now, busy clinicians can apply dressings in fewer steps for faster applications with our easy-to-use dressing kits.
The V.A.C.® GranuFoam™ Bridge Dressing is used in treating diabetic foot wounds and is designed to allow V.A.C. Therapy® to be provided to patients requiring off-loading therapy (ie, off-loading boots).
Since its introduction, V.A.C. Therapy® has changed the way wounds are healed. V.A.C. Therapy® promotes wound healing through Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT). By delivering negative pressure (a vacuum) at the wound site through a patented dressing, this helps draw wound edges together, remove infectious materials and promote granulation tissue formation.
With more published clinical evidence than any other form of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, V.A.C. Therapy® has been selected as the treatment of choice for more than 3,000,000 people worldwide. V.A.C. Therapy® delivers the proven clinical and economic outcomes for wound healing that care-givers can trust.

The April print issue of Today’s Wound Clinic will feature a similar Product Roundup section on the subject of Debridement products used in the wound care clinic setting. If you would like your company’s products featured in this section email jcalder@hmpcommunicaitons.com with the subject heading April Product Roundup. All requests must be sent by Friday, February 26.