OxyBand - Wound Dressing System

OxyBand Wound Dressing™ was invented and developed by OxyBand Technologies Inc and is one of many medical devices in the company`s biomedical applications and devices that focus on the therapeutic value of gases such as oxygen and nitric oxide for healing wounds and other tissue.

What is OxyBand Wound Dressing™

OxyBand Wound Dressing™ is cleared by FDA 510(k), K043063 is the only wound dressing that provides pure oxygen to wounds for up to 5 days directly from the dressing and that has been shown in clinical trials to be safe and effective for accelerating healing, reducing pain, without any infection.

How does OxyBand Wound Dressing™ Work?

OxyBand Wound Dressing™, Food and Drug Administration FDA 510(k), K043063, provides oxygen to wounds for up to 5 days. The oxygen is pre packaged and in a proprietary method, diffused into the patented reservoir system inside of the OxyBand Wound Dressing™.  The pre-filled multi-layer, OxyBand Wound Dressing™, comes pre-filled with high levels of oxygen between the layers. OxyBand Wound Dressing™ incorporates a barrier layer that holds the oxygen, in the vicinity, of the wound, and a permeable or porous layer that allows oxygen to diffuse into the wound. The dressing acts like an oxygen reservoir, allowing the wound to utilize as much oxygen as needed, and continues to supply oxygen on demand to the wound as the wound consumes oxygen from the wound fluid. CLICK HERE to read more about the evidence.

OxyBand™ technology is illustrated by the following:

A  OxyBand™ provides oxygen to wounds for up to 5 days.

B  Waterproof top layer provides a barrier to outside contaminants.

C   Perforated hydrocolloid wound contact layer wicks exudate away from the wound into absorbent layer of dressing while the permeable layer continues to diffuse oxygen to the wound.  Oxygen has been shown to be beneficial for wound healing.  OxyBand Wound Dressing™ has been shown in 3 clinical trials to significantly accelerate healing, reduce infection without any infections.

OxyBand™ wound dressing is FDA-cleared (FDA #K043063) and has been shown in clinical trials to accelerate wound healing, reduce pain and inflammation.   As stated above, a key feature of OxyBand Wound Dressing™ is that it supplies oxygen continuously to a wound for up to 5 days within a simple occlusive wound dressing.  Since OxyBand Wound Dressing™ is easy to apply, comfortable and does not require an attached tank or generator, the oxygen is diffused into the wound directly from the dressing. It provides a tool that is clinically and field consistent.

OxyBand Wound Dressing™ is the only FDA-approved wound dressing proven to continuously deliver pure oxygen to damaged tissue for up to 5 days.
 
OxyBand Wound Dressing™ is a patented medical technology with a directionally permeable gas-emitting reservoir inside of the dressing. The dressings are comfortable for patients and remove gently from skin.

OxyBand Wound Dressing™ has multiple layers which are prefilled with high levels of pure oxygen between the layers.  The top layer is a barrier film that holds the oxygen over the wound.  The contact layer includes a permeable film which allows the oxygen to diffuse into the wound.  OxyBand™ wound dressing is a self-contained dressing which is applied to a wound like a typical wound dressing.
 
The OxyBand patented reservoir system uniquely allows OxyBand™ wound dressing to store high levels of oxygen for release to the wound through the permeable layer of the dressing.

OxyBand™ wound dressings are intended to provide a moist environment to facilitate the normal wound healing process.

• First and second degree burns
• Abrasions
• Skin tears
• Blisters
• Lacerations
• Cleaned, closed surgical incisions
• Skin graft donor sites
• Stage I or II pressure ulcers
• Pressure sores
• Chafed skin
• Skin continuously exposed to moisture
• Diabetic and chronic skin ulcers
• Eye diseases
• Orthopedics
• Regenerative medicine
• Antimicrobial healing
• Cosmetic procedures

OxyBand Wound Dressing™

• Each dressing comes individually packaged in a sealed pouch
• Sterile dressings
• Two-year shelf life
• Latex free
• ISO and GMP manufacturing in the US
• Compatible with other technologies and agents
• Dressings can be customized to wound size

Why Oxygen

Oxygen has been shown in scientific studies to be beneficial in promoting healing and reducing infection. OxyBand Technologies™ has developed patented technology that delivers the therapeutic value of oxygen to accelerate wound healing and fight infection.

Testing with OxyBand™ wound dressings demonstrated significantly faster healing, less pain, less exudate, reduced redness and reduced initial scarring on standardized laser burn wounds compared to control dressings.  Additional studies have further demonstrated the efficacy of OxyBand™ on other types of wounds at a major academic medical institution.

The United States Army Institute for Surgical Research conducted a clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of OxyBand. According to the published results, OxyBand Wound Dressing ™ significantly accelerated healing by at least 3 days (25%) & significantly reduced pain at the wound site for larger donor site wounds without any infection compared to the standard of care. (Journal of Burn Care & Research, Supplement, March 2013). 

OxyBand™ Innovations

OxyBand™ Applications

OxyBand™ wound dressing is an innovative oxygen delivery technology in a traditional wound dressing that acts like a transdermal patch targeting oxygen delivery into the wound for faster healing.

OxyBand Technologies™ is the first company to package pure oxygen into a discrete wound dressing using its directionally permeable gas-emitting reservoir. An expansive development program is underway to demonstrate superior efficacy in numerous applications.

Designs for Healing

OxyBand Technologies™ has developed therapeutic oxygen delivery technology that provides continuous oxygen to a wound site, is easy to use, provides options for hybrid product and is cost-effective for medical and consumer markets.

The Use of Oxygen in Healing

Extensive investigation has been performed on the positive effect of oxygen on wound healing Oxygen has been found to be essential in angiogenesis, collagen synthesis, wound contraction, epithelialization, and prevention of infection (4-7), all of which are necessary for tissue repair and wound healing. Animal and laboratory studies have shown that decreased oxygen levels in the wound result in impaired fibroblast proliferation and collagen deposition, reduced tensile strength, higher rates of infection and reduced mobility of specific cells (7-10). In a rabbit model, wounds were treated with 100% topical oxygen supplied continuously and full thickness punch biopsies were evaluated for epithelialization. In this study, the topical oxygen treatment group demonstrated a significantly greater healing response compared to the controls, with almost two times the epithelial wound coverage in the treatment group (9). Another animal study, using rats, looked at the size of wounds over time treat with an oxygen-generating dressing versus a control dressing. The rats treated with oxygen-generating dressing had a significantly shorter time to closure of their wounds, compared to a similar occlusive dressing without oxygen (10).

Hyperbaric Oxygen And Locally Applied Oxygen

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been shown to improve healing of chronic wounds in humans (11), but requires multiple visits to HBOT facilities with HBOT trained personnel and has associated risks for high pressure oxygen toxicity. Compared to hyperbaric oxygen therapy, advantages of locally applied oxygen, OxyBand Wound Dressing™, include:

• lower cost, portability
• ease of use for self
• buddy and clinic care
• no systemic toxicity issues
• potential for home care
• field use among other benefits (11)

The flexibility in the care setting and the demonstrated benefits of oxygen therapy for wound healing can provide treatment for many more patients with no known detrimental effects on the wounds or the patients (12-13)