Rehabtronics Joins PressureSmart Consortium
The PressureSmart project will enable clinicians and caregivers to track patient positioning, identify high-risk areas for PIs, and facilitate early intervention.
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Blueberry Extract May Aid Wound Healing
Treating wounds with blueberry extract may improve wound healing, according to a new study presented at Experimental Biology 2022.
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Oxygen-Delivering Hydrogel May Help Accelerate Diabetic Wound Healing
A professor of mechanical engineering and materials science has developed a hydrogel that delivers oxygen to a wound, which decreases inflammation, helps remodel tissue and accelerates healing.
BioAesthetics and Tulane Awarded Grant to Develop New Advanced Wound Care Graft
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to BioAesthetics Corp to develop a new advanced wound care product for treating bed sores or pressure ulcers. The product will be tested at Tulane University, according to a media release.
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A Bandage that Says, “Change Me”
DrySee introduces its patented waterproof bandage for low exudate wounds featuring liquid intrusion alert, designed to change the bandage’s color if liquid breaches it and replacement is required.
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Sensors for a ‘Smart’ Wound Bandage Designed to Track Healing, Immune Response
Researchers from Skoltech and the University of Texas at Austin have presented a proof-of-concept for a wearable sensor designed to track healing in sores, ulcers, and other kinds of chronic skin wounds, even without the need to remove the bandages.
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EHRs: Pressure Injury Whisperers
Electronic Health Records can tell a clinician many things, including whether a patient is likely to develop a pressure injury. That phenomenon has now been reported in the literature.
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Foot Ulcer Prevention Goes Remote
NavCare and Orpyx Medical Technologies have partnered to provide a turn-key remote patient monitoring (RPM) telehealth solution to help prevent diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and amputations.
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Tekscan Gets Acquired by Artemis Capital Partners
Tekscan Inc, a manufacturer of flexible, ultra-thin sensors and systems, was acquired by Artemis Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm focused exclusively on partnering with differentiated industrial technology companies, according to a media release.
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Drive’s Latest Launch: the Gravity 6 Mattress
Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare announces the Gravity 6 Long-Term Care Pressure Redistribution Mattress, the latest addition to its premium line of therapeutic mattresses.
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Foot Ulcer Management is Goal of Diabetic Foot Consortium Study
Indiana University School of Medicine is leading reportedly the first study of the national Diabetic Foot Consortium sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), it reports in a media release.
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The ReST Smart Bed Now Features Purple Grid Technology
A collaboration between Atlanta-based Responsive Surface Technology LLC (ReST), creator of the ReST Smart Bed, and Purple Innovation LLC (Purple), inventor of the Purple Grid, brings a new sleep system that couples an artificial intelligence-powered smart bed with a science-based material designed to eliminate pressure by being both soft and supportive as well as comfortably cool.
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This Supercharged Bandage Offers Chronic Wound Relief
Researchers from the University of South Australia have developed plasma-coated bandages with the ability to attack infection and inflammation to aid in the treatment of chronic wounds such as pressure, diabetic or vascular ulcers that won’t heal on their own.
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Minority Patients in States with Medicaid Expansion Experience Fewer Leg Amputations, Per ACA Study
The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion appears to have substantial positive effects on the care of racial and ethnic minorities with diabetic foot ulcerations (DFUs).
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Wound Care Awareness Week Aims to Educate About Chronic Wounds and Treatment Options
The seventh annual Wound Care Awareness Week, sponsored by Healogics, takes place June 1 to June 5, 2020. During this time, Healogics team members across the US aim to raise awareness of chronic wounds and advanced wound care.
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Cryopreserved Umbilical Cord Allograft Is Safe for Treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Follow-Up Study Suggests
Cryopreserved Umbilical Cord allograft TTAX01 is a promising adjunct therapy for the management of complex, non-healing Wagner Grade 3-4 diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) complicated by osteomyelitis, according to results from a Phase 2 open label multicenter pilot study.
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TAPMARI: A Cooling Sole Mate to Prevent Diabetic Foot Ulcers
A new cooling insole developed by UT Southwestern scientists reduced the foot temperature of patients with diabetic neuropathy by several degrees, diminishing a significant risk factor for diabetic foot ulcers. This new device is detailed in The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery.
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What Are ‘COVID Toes’?
Another condition possibly linked to the coronavirus has captured researchers’ attention. Dubbed “COVID toes” by the dermatology community, it can look like “purple lesions” on feet or hands, according to TODAY.
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