NPWT Therapy More Effective Than Alternate Treatment
       Kinetic Concepts Inc (San Antonio, Tex) announced the final results of a randomized controlled clinical trial for the efficacy of the company’s V.A.C.^® System negative pressure wound therapy compared to advanced moist wound therapy (AMWT) in treating diabetic foot ulcers.
       The trial involved 342 patients with complex, hard-to-heal diabetic foot ulcers with 90% of therapy days occurring in the home setting. Patients on V.A.C. Therapy had significantly greater complete ulcer closure, quicker closure time, and less amputations than patients treated with AMWT.
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New Ultrasound Debridement System Introduced

       Arobella Medical LLC (Minnetonka, Minn) has launched the Qoustic Wound Therapy System^™, which advances the use of low-frequency cavitational ultrasound for wound care.
       The portable system debrides by deploying focused ultrasound energy directly on to the wound bed, which removes dead or diseased tissue cells and bacteria and leaves healthy and pre-healing granulation tissue intact. The product can also prepare the wound bed for other therapies, such as grafts and flaps.
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