CAPTION™ System May Accelerate Natural Healing Response

Smith & Nephew Inc’s (Memphis, Tenn) Orthopaedic Trauma & Clinical Therapies business announced the US launch of the CAPTION™ Disposable Platelet Concentration System. The CAPTION system simplifies and expedites the collection of platelet rich concentrate (PRC) and eliminates cross-contamination risks.

Surgical staff can use the system to concentrate the platelets from a sample of the patient’s blood. When the concentrated platelets are applied to the surgical site, they may help accelerate the body’s natural healing response.

The CAPTION system is disposable, creates PRC of up to 4 times the original level, and takes 40% less time than standard centrifugation.

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WoundExpert® Utilized in 1 Million Wound Assessments in 2007

Net Health Systems Inc (Pittsburgh, Pa) has announced that clients utilized WoundExpert® to document 1 million wound assessments in 2007, supporting reimbursement for nearly $400 million in health services.

The WoundExpert software is an outcomes tracking and risk management system for in-patient, visiting, and telemedicine environments, and is available as a fully integrated electronic medical record for wound centers. The product now provides benchmarking abilities for 340,000 healed wounds.

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