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Introduction At R&L Medical, we believe wound care is entering a new era. Traditional bandages and gauze once served as the primary option for wound management, but they often fell short in addressing modern clinical needs. Patients require solutions that not only protect against contaminants but also create an environment where the body can heal efficiently and comfortably. This is where ...
Research Developments and Case Applications ChitoCare® Gel in Diabetic Foot Ulcers A randomized controlled trial published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care (2024) demonstrated that chitosan-based ChitoCare® gel improved healing in diabetic foot ulcers compared ...
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Hundreds of millions of people suffer skin tissue damage every year, including accidental injury, surgical injury, chronic ulcer, etc., and severe cases may lead to amputation or even life-threatening. ...
Healing rate: 25.3 mm2/day. Healing time: 33 days. Wound size: 38 × 22 × 8 mm. Age of wound when treatment started: > 1 year. Subject: 52/male. Insulin dependent diabetic, peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, renal failure on hemodialysis; history of chronic foot ...
Healing rate: 14.3 mm2/day. Healing time: 103 days. Wound size: 49 × 30 × 3 mm. Age of wound when treatment started: ~ 3 months. Subject: 62/male. Non-insulin dependent diabetes, venous insufficiency, peripheral neuropathy, HTN, CHF, COPD, ...
Patient History Patient is a 40-year-old female with a history of type 2 diabetes. Patient presented to the Emergency Room with a diabetic foot ulcer and infection. ...
Patient: 65 year old Caucasian male with non-healing diabetic wound on his foot Age of Wound: Greater than 4 years Previous Therapy: 5 months of NPWT Treatment: OxyGeni® set at 3 ml/hr Days on Service: 81 days Outcome: Goals met. Wound healed. High patient satisfaction. Physician Testimony: “In my practice, I see a lot of complicated patients with a multitude of co-morbidities. I ...
Most of these amputations are performed for the treatment of non-healing diabetic foot ulcers that resulted from PAD (Peripheral Arterial Disease). These non-healing foot ulcers are caused by high blood glucose levels, which accelerate the direct damage to the nerves and blood vessels in the body, specifically ...
Individuals with chronic wounds (diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, arterial ulcers, etc.) commonly have other chronic conditions – typically type 2 diabetes, hypertension, venous insufficiency, peripheral arterial disease, and/or chronic kidney disease. ...
Complex wounds often involve exposed deep structures of the dermal layer, requiring prompt wound closure and tissue reconstruction. It is essential to quickly assess the defect and identify the most effective treatment method for optimizing the patient’s experience and outcome. Often, dermal substitutes are selected as a surgical option for temporizing the wound bed while also facilitating ...
When trauma to the skin occurs, large areas of both the skin’s surface (epidermis) and deeper layers (dermis) may be destroyed. In many cases, large full-thickness wounds may require temporization due to the lack of suitable donor sites for primary skin grafting. Clinical research[1] indicates the temporization of deep, large wounds with dermal scaffolds can not only help provide ...
In a pioneering “off-the-shelf ” drug treatment in place of a surgical procedure, Maruti Hospital on Tuesday inaugurated its Regenerative Medicine Department by administering stem cell therapy for a diabetic patient who lost four toes on both feet. Developed by pharma major, Cipla, in collaboration with Bengaluru-based, Stempeutics Research, over 14 years, it is ...
Highlights A retrospective analysis of real-world data published in the ‘International Wound Journal’ compared the wound closure times for diabetic foot ulcers treated with either Endoform™ Natural (1150 wounds) or collagen/ORC (1072 wounds). ...
Many practitioners think about lasers as therapy for various conditions like Fasciitis, Tendonitis, Arthritis, pain and inflammation. Diode lasers are very versatile. Swapping handpieces or adding on attachments to the handpiece allows for increased uses including wounds, ulcers, warts, dermatological conditions like Psoriasis as well as venous insufficiency and fungal ...
To date, Origin’s clinical activities have been confined to the use of its technology for topical applications, most notably chronic diabetic foot ulcers. However, in light of the increasing incidence of infectious agents resistant to antibiotics or in cases where effective therapy doesn’t exist, Origin has accelerated its plans for ...
Origin is in preliminary discussions with clinical trial sites in Hong Kong and China in relation to clinical trials of its IonojetTM technology for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). It is anticipated that, if the discussions proceed to fruition, the trials would form part of the dataset required to progress the technology towards a ...