Debridement Agents and Devices

Healthpoint Biotherapeutics

WEBSITE: www.healthpoint.com, www.santyl.com CONTACT: (800) 441-8227 LOCATION: Fort Worth, Texas FOUNDED: 1992 Product Line: Collagenase SANTYL® Ointment Description: Collagenase SANTYL® Ointment is the only FDA approved biologic enzymatic debriding agent, and provides continuous, active micro-debridement of necrotic tissue in dermal ulcers (pressure, venous, arterial and diabetic) and severely burned areas, thus allowing granulation tissue to form and epithelialization to occur. SANTYL® Ointment is a biologic treatment that is appropriate for both initial debridement, as well as maintenance debridement of necrotic tissue. Contact: For more information on SANTYL, customers can visit the SANTYL.com website or contact Healthpoint Biotherapeutics directly at (800) 441-8227.

Misonix, Inc.

WEBSITE: www.misonix.com CONTACT: (800) 694-9612; sales@misonix.com LOCATION: Farmingdale, NY FOUNDED: 1967 Product Line: Misonix SonicOne Ultrasonic Wound Care System Description: The SonicOne Ultrasonic Wound Debridement Systems allows clinicians to easily debride a variety of wound shapes and sizes. The six available debridement probes have been optimized for use on surface wounds or deep tunneling wounds, which may contain varying degrees of fibrin, slough, necrotic tissue or eschar. The ability to easily switch probes for use with the fully autoclavable handpieces makes the SonicOne unique to all other systems. The integrated peristaltic pump provides a constant flow of irrigation to the wound bed ensuring a complete debridement and cleansing of the wound. Contact: Customers can contact us via phone, website or email. Once contacted, we can easily provide the requested information or have one of our highly qualified sales representatives come to the facility and demonstrate the product.

Arobella Medical LLC

WEBSITE: Arobella.com CONTACT: cshettel@arobella.com; 866-WOUNDS0; Chris Shettel (717) 554-3730 LOCATION: Minnetonka, MN FOUNDED: Established June 2007 Product Line: Arobella Qoustic Wound Therapy System Description: The Qoustic Wound Therapy Systems provides a tool for debridement with the added benefit of bio-burden reduction. Multiple studies show repeated debridements accelerate wound healing. The science backs up the benefits of ultra sound killing the factors that inhibit wound healing, bio-burden and bio-films. The Qoustic Wound Therapy device does this with less aerosolization and decreased pain for the patient. Users are reporting the Qoustic Wound Therapy System gives the ability to treat patients who cannot tolerate traditional sharp debridement. In addition they report the Qoustic Wound Therapy System is assisting in healing their outlier population, preventing hospitalizations, healing their patients within 12 weeks, and enhancing other healing modalities. Also, Arobella provides many options for bringing the system to their wound care program. The system can be purchased, rented, leased, and has a unique minute plan. The minute plan functions like a pre-paid cellular plan. There is no capital expense. The customer pays for time they use the device. Not to mention, there is no required soft cost from Arobella. The device utilizes bags of normal saline and a primary IV tubing set. Contact: For a free patient evaluation contact Arobella at 866WOUNDS0 or contact the Chris Shettel, RN BSN WCC DAPWCA PWRC at cshettel@arobell.com or (717) 554-3730.