Action Bandage To Give Away Free Samples of Wound Care Products at 22nd Annual SAWC

     Action Bandage (Washington Township, Mich) manufactures a final bandage system that holds sub-bandages and other medical devices such as IVs and PICC lines in place for an extended period of time. Designed to fit a number of different body parts, the bandage system is reusable, offers easy on and off convenience, and eliminates use of tapes and adhesives ensuring patient comfort.

     The newly patent-pending technology, produced from thermoplastic materials, is used to interface with dressings and other sub-bandages. The bandage system employs an original design that protects and secures wound dressings and allows wounds to breathe while they heal. The company will be giving away $80,000 worth of product to attendees of the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) April 26–29, 2009 in Dallas, Texas. Interested attendees are encouraged to visit Booth #1217.

     Visit www.ActionBandage.com for more information.

Prospera Technologies’ Research Challenges Conventional Thinking

     Prospera Technologies (Fort Worth, Tex) announced that Swedish researchers directly compared the use of high- and low-pressures for negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in a pig model. Clinicians are pointing out the biological benefits of lower, intermittent, and variable pressures such as reduced patient pain and increased granulation tissue formation.

     For example, Christian Torbrand, MD of Lund University (Sweden) presented “Biological Effects of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy at Low Levels of Negative Pressure—Intermittent and Variable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy.” The study represents several firsts in NPWT research: the effects of lower negative pressure on regional blood flow, wound contraction, and fluid removal. Biological effects in response to intermittent and variable pressure were delineated for the first time in detail. Using laser Doppler in a pig wound model, Torbrand and colleagues examined effects at pressures ranging from as low as -10 mm Hg to -175 mm Hg. In variable NPWT, two alternating pressure levels are used, but negative pressure is always maintained without a drop to 0 mm Hg. The study showed blood flow changed gradually with increasing levels of negative pressure, reaching 100% of maximum effect at approximately -75 mm Hg. These study results challenge the conventional way of thinking about NPWT and the use of higher negative pressures.

     Visit www.prospera-npwt.com for more information.

Wound Management Technologies Joins IMCO Vendor To Expand Sales

     Wound Care Innovations LLC, (Fort Lauderdale, Fla) a subsidiary of Wound Management Technologies Inc, has entered into a vendor agreement with Independent Medical Co-Op Inc ([IMCO] Daytona Beach, Fla), the nation’s premier association for medical product manufacturers and independent distributors.

     IMCO vendors are selected on quality, price, service, integrity, and market acceptance, as well as their exceptional support for IMCO members and their customers. Only 1 out of 20 vendors qualifies to become an IMCO vendor. Wound Care Innovation’s patented advanced wound care collagen product, CellerateRx®, was selected as a product with unprecedented capabilities and benefits through all phases of wound healing and is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared for use on all wound types, except third-degree burns.