EWMA document: negative pressure wound therapy: overview, challenges and perspectives

J Apelqvist, C Willy, AM Fagerdahl… - Journal of wound …, 2017 - magonlinelibrary.com
1. Introduction Since its introduction in clinical practice in the early 1990's negative pressure
wounds therapy (NPWT) has become widely used in the management of complex wounds in …

Systematic review of molecular mechanism of action of negative-pressure wound therapy

GE Glass, GF Murphy, A Esmaeili, LM Lai… - Journal of British …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) promotes angiogenesis and
granulation, in part by strain-induced production of growth factors and cytokines. As their …

Externally-applied patient interface system and method

SK Bubb, DS Zamierowski - US Patent 7,976,519, 2011 - Google Patents
US7976519B2 - Externally-applied patient interface system and method - Google Patents
US7976519B2 - Externally-applied patient interface system and method - Google Patents …

Closed incision management with negative pressure wound therapy (CIM) biomechanics

RP Wilkes, DV Kilpad, Y Zhao, R Kazala… - Surgical …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
A novel closed incision management with negative pressure wound therapy (CIM) has been
developed for convenient use with closed incisions that has the potential to be beneficial for …

Mechanical stretching for tissue engineering: two-dimensional and three-dimensional constructs

BD Riehl, JH Park, IK Kwon, JY Lim - Tissue Engineering Part B …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Mechanical cell stretching may be an attractive strategy for the tissue engineering of
mechanically functional tissues. It has been demonstrated that cell growth and differentiation …

Internal and external medical closure screen systems and methods

DS Zamierowski - US Patent 8,062,331, 2011 - Google Patents
An internal and external medical closure system for a separation of first and second tissue
portions is provided, which includes a mesh screen comprising tubular vertical risers …

Histological evolution of chronic wounds under negative pressure therapy

F Bassetto, L Lancerotto, R Salmaso, L Pandis… - Journal of Plastic …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPT) has achieved widespread
success in the treatment of difficult wounds. However, its effects are but partially explored …

 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Controlled Saline Instillation (NPWTi): Dressing Properties and Granulation Response In Vivo.

C Lessing, P Slack, KZ Hong, D Kilpadi… - … : a Compendium of …, 2011 - europepmc.org
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with reticulated open-cell foam (ROCF) dressings
(ROCF G, VAC® GranuFoamTM Dress-ing, KCI USA, Inc, San Antonio, TX) creates a …

Clinical efficacy of dressings for treatment of heavily exuding chronic wounds

C Wiegand, J Tittelbach, UC Hipler… - Chronic Wound Care …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The treatment of chronic ulcers is a complex issue and presents an increasing problem for
caregivers everywhere. This is especially true in Germany, where more than 4 million …

Medical closure methods and screen devices

DS Zamierowski - US Patent 8,070,773, 2011 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A medical closure screen device for a separation of first and second tissue
portions is provided, which includes a mesh screen comprising tubular vertical risers …