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For Vac machine and dressings you may contact -

Jobin - 9398668896, 9989185505 (charges are variable, hence please check for charges from other sources and doctors advising for ths treatment, before confirmation to him)

Please confirm with the qualified doctor before starting treatment.

Also be in regular followup and get it reviewed with well qualified doctor, as treatment is sometimes not required or alternative surgical closure may be more effective.

For Vac machine and dressings you may contact -

Jobin - 9398668896, 9989185505 (charges are variable, hence please check for charges from other sources and doctors advising for ths treatment, before confirmation to him)

http://www.kci1.com/KCI1/vactherapy

Science Behind Wound Therapy

Understanding the Science of V.A.C. Therapy

Proven therapy with over 918 peer-reviewed articles, the clinical and economic benefits of V.A.C.^®(Vacuum Assisted Closure^®) Therapy, also known as NPWT (Negative Pressure Wound Therapy) are widely known. However, it is equally important to understand how V.A.C. Therapy works deep inside the wound to achieve these outcomes. The following sections describe how NPWT (Negative Pressure Wound Therapy), namely V.A.C. Therapy, promotes wound healing and how its unique mechanisms of action differentiate it from other NPWT devices.

What Makes Up the V.A.C. Therapy System

Three Critical Components, One Unique System

The V.A.C. Therapy System is comprised of three essential components that actively work together to help promote wound healing through granulation tissue formation.

V.A.C. Therapy Unit Provides intermittent and continuous therapy with integrated patient safety features
SensaT.R.A.C.™ Technology Regulates pressure at the wound site to provide accurate delivery of prescribed therapy settings
V.A.C. GranuFoam™ Dressings Help provide the necessary mechanisms to promote granulation tissue formation

How V.A.C. Therapy Promotes Wound Healing

The Science Behind the System: Macrostrain and Microstrain

Under negative pressure, V.A.C. Therapy with proprietary V.A.C. GranuFoam Dressings applies mechanical forces to the wound to create an environment that promotes wound healing. These forces are known as macrostrain and microstrain.

Macrostrain is the visible stretch that occurs when negative pressure contracts the foam.

Macrostrain:

Draws wound edges together
Provides direct and complete wound bed contact
Evenly distributes negative pressure
Removes exudate and infectious materials

Microstrain is the microdeformation at the cellular level, which leads to cell stretch.¹

Microstrain:

Reduces edema
Promotes perfusion
Promotes granulation tissue formation by facilitating cell migration and proliferation

Using V.A.C. Therapy with V.A.C. GranuFoam Dressings results in both macrostrain and microstrain for advanced wound healing.

Watch a video of how V.A.C. Therapy works through macrostrain and microstrain.

V.A.C. Therapy Mechanisms of Action

V.A.C. Therapy creates an environment that promotes wound healing through the following mechanisms:

Wound Healing Barrier	V.A.C. Therapy Mechanism
Excess bacterial burden	Removes infectious materials
Inadequate protection against infection	Provides protected wound healing environment
Excess exudate	Removes exudate
Excess edema (interstitial fluid)	Reduces edema (interstitial fluid)
Absence of moisture	Provides a moist wound healing environment
Lack of adequate blood flow	Promotes perfusion
Lack of granulation tissue formation	Removes barriers to cell migration and proliferation

What is SensaT.R.A.C. Technology?

SensaT.R.A.C. Technology

V.A.C. Therapy uses SensaT.R.A.C.^™ (Therapeutic Regulated Accurate Care) to:

Monitor and maintain target pressure at the wound site for consistent therapy delivery
Helps reduce tubing blocks and false alarms through enhanced fluid dynamics
Provides alarms for enhanced patient safety
Enhance patient comfort

For more information on how the patented SensaT.R.A.C.^™ ensures the prescribed negative pressure is maintained for optimal healing outcomes, click here.

Bibliography
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Sui Huang, C. S. (1998). Control of Cyclin D1, p27Kip1, and Cell Cycle Progression in Human Capillary Endothelial Cells by Cell Shape and Cytoskeletal Tension . Molecular Biology of the Cell , 9 (11), 3179-319.

Joseph E, H. C. (2000). A prospective randomized trial of vacuum-assisted closure versus standard therapy of chronic non-healing wounds. Wounds , 12, 60-67.

Saxena, V. S., Hwang, C.-W. M., Huang, S. M., Eichbaum, Q. M., Ingber, D. M., & Orgill, D. P. (2004). Vacuum-Assisted Closure: Microdeformations of Wounds and Cell Proliferation. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: , 114 (5), 1086-1096.

V.A.C.® Therapy for Wounds

Since its introduction in 1995 (U.S.) / 1994 (Europe), V.A.C.^® Therapy has changed the way wounds are healed. With more published clinical evidence than any other form of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, V.A.C.^® Therapy has been selected as the treatment of choice for more than 8,000,000 wounds worldwide*.

V.A.C.^® Therapy promotes wound healing through Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT). By delivering negative pressure (a vacuum) at the wound site through a patented dressing, this helps draw wound edges together, remove infectious materials and actively promote granulation.

With more than eight million wounds treated worldwide*, only V.A.C.^® Therapy delivers the proven clinical and economic outcomes caregivers can trust.

Check out our latest wound dressing products, V.A.C.® Simplace™ / V.A.C.® Simplace™ EX Dressingsand V.A.C.®GranuFoam ™ Bridge Dressing

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V.A.C. Therapy Units and Systems

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V.A.C.Ulta™ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System

The V.A.C.Ulta^™ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System is the evolution of V.A.C.^® Therapy. The easy to use unit provides negative pressure for three therapies when used with the appropriate dressings.

V.A.C.Via™ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System

The next generation V.A.C.Via^™ Therapy System is an ultra-portable, single patient use, disposable V.A.C.^®Therapy Device that delivers up to 7 days of negative pressure wound therapy while providing patients and clinicians mobility, convenience, and confidence.