Symposium Update: SAWC Exhibitors Preview

3M Health Care - Booth 119

   3M Skin Health offers a solution-based approach to help manage the cost and quality of patient care. Visit us at the Symposium to learn more about long-wear dressing solutions for sacral-coccyx ulcer management and compression solutions for venous and lymphedema ulcer management. We also offer solutions for incontinence skin care and skin tear management. In addition to these and other wound and skin care product solutions, 3M Skin Health can help you accomplish your goals for education through CEU programs. And, to help you accomplish total health economic outcomes, we offer the 3M Skin Health Program of protocols, clinical tools, and product formularies. Stop by the 3M Skin Health exhibit to learn more about our new product solutions for wound and skin care to help you accomplish both your quality of care and cost of care goals. See you in Baltimore!

Augustine Medical, Inc. - Booth 420

   Augustine Medical's Warm-Up® wound therapy system is the only wound care system that provides noncontact normothermic wound therapy for unresolved wounds such as pressure, diabetic, and venous ulcers.

   The Warm-Up system uses warmth to help the body heal itself by increasing blood flow to the wound. Safe, precise warmth is delivered through an infrared-warming card, which is slid into a noncontact wound cover. The noncontact cover protects the healthy, new skin and maintains warmth and humidity while absorbing excess exudate.

   Patients who use Warm-Up therapy are realizing dramatic results in wound closure. Wounds that have not closed in months, or even years, of traditional treatments are improving in a matter of weeks. Augustine Medical currently offers seven wound cover styles, including a sacral wound cover and a cover that is designed for bony prominences such as the heel, malleolus, or chin.
For more information, visit www.warm-up.com.

Bertek (Dow Hickam) Pharmaceuticals - Booth 102

   As Dow Hickam Pharmaceuticals, Bertek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for more than 35 years, has been an innovator in the wound care marketplace with both prescription and nonprescription products. HYDROCOL is a sterile, occlusive hydrocolloid wound dressing with unique properties designed to optimize moisture management and decrease the frequency of dressing changes. Most exciting is the unique sacral design, featuring a flexible "hinge," which greatly enhances the ease of application. SORBSAN, the calcium alginate market leader, is highly absorptive, virtually painless to apply and remove, easy to use, and readily conforms to difficult-to-dress sites, making it the ideal dressing for wet wounds.

   Flexzan is a sterile, ultrathin, highly flexible, breathable, semi-occlusive, polyurethane foam, adhesive dressing, which protects wounds from exogenous contamination and trauma while maintaining an environment conducive to optimal wound healing. Flexderm is a sterile hydrogel polymer sheet dressing that protects a wound against dehydration and exogenous contamination while providing a moist environment conducive to optimal wound healing.

   GRANULEX and PRODERM are topical sprays that stimulate capillary beds to help promote the healing process. BIOBRANE is a biosynthetic dressing indicated for burn wounds and donor sites. SULFAMYLON CREAM is a topical antimicrobial indicated for adjunctive therapy of patients with second- and third-degree burns.

Calmoseptine®, Inc. - Booth 421

   Calmoseptine®, Inc. produces a effective, multipurpose moisture barrier that protects and helps heal skin irritations. People benefiting from Calmoseptine® Ointment are those needing protection or with impaired skin integrity related to urinary and fecal incontinence, feeding tube site leakage, fecal or vaginal fistula drainage, moisture (ie, perspiration), diaper dermatitis, minor scrapes, and burns. It also temporarily relieves discomfort and itching.

   Calmoseptine® Ointment is available in 4-oz tubes, 2.5-oz tubes, and 1/8-oz packets through the following distributors: Redline, Gulph South, Owens & Minor, Mercy Surgical, Briggs, Burrows, Medline, Allegiance, Professional Hospital Supply, Bergen Brunswig Medical, and McKesson-General Medical. Calmoseptine® Ointment is also available through most pharmacies and wholesalers.

Cook Wound/Ostomy/Continence - Booth 205

   Cook® Wound/Ostomy/Continence has a 20-year history of innovation and commitment to ostomates and continence-related issues. Our latest innovation, Oasis® Wound Dressing, is a revolutionary new technology for wound management.

   Oasis® is used for the management of partial- and full-thickness skin loss injury such as pressure and chronic vascular ulcers, diabetic ulcers, second-degree burns, abrasions, and autograph donor sites. The dry sheets come in 7-, 10-, and 20-cm lengths and in fenestrated, nonfenestrated, or meshed configurations.

DM Systems - Booth 106

   DM Systems, makers of original Heelift® and Heelift® Smooth Suspension Boots, introduces Elbowlift™ suspension pad for the prevention of elbow discomfort and injuries. Elbowlift™ offers exceptional protection against olecranon bursitis, ulnar neuritis, pressure pain, pressure ulcers, and skin injury.

   Elbowlift™ works in a manner similar to Heelift® Suspension Boot. Elevating and cushioning the elbow in smooth, protective foam, Elbowlift™ protects the olecranon and olecranon bursa from friction burns and contusions by eliminating pressure to the sensitive elbow areas. Ideal for people who are bedridden or confined to a wheelchair, Elbowlift™ makes weight shifts less painful.

   Made from soft, firm, medical grade foam with smooth surfaces, Elbowlift™ has an adjustable, well padded hook-and-loop strap which wraps around the outside to keep Elbowlift™ in place. Two soft foam columns maintain elbow position over the centering hole. The smooth, low-friction backing provides improved patient movement. Because one size fits all, there is no guesswork in choosing the correct size for patient fit.

   Elbowlift™ joins the growing line of wound care and orthopedic rehab products available from DM Systems, including AnkleTough®, CastWalker®, and CastWedge™, as well as original Heelift® and Heelift® Smooth.

Environmental Tectonics Corporation - Booth 319

   Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC) has manufactured state-of-the-art products for aircrew training, industrial sterilization, environmental test and control, practical and simulated diving, and hyperbaric medicine for more than 30 years. ETC's BARA-MED® Monoplace Chamber, manufactured and marketed by the BioMedical Systems Group, is the only computer-controlled system available and offers unique advantages such as "Smooth Ride" compression profiles for improved patient comfort and operational efficiency, hardcopy records of treatments for billing documentation, and an integrated patient monitoring interface for a variety of parameters, including transcutaneous oxygen. To help ensure trouble-free operation, ETC's dedicated Service Department offers several planned maintenance programs for the BARA-MED® and has a 24-hour contact number. In addition, the management team of the BioMedical Systems Group, with more than 60 years of experience between them in diving and hyperbaric medicine and physiology, and hardware and software systems, can provide extensive technical support and assistance to hospitals wishing to set up independent hyperbaric programs. Come and see the BARA-MED® at our stand.

Ethex - Booth 512

   ETHEX, the multisource subsidiary of KV Pharmaceutical Company, was established in 1990. Marketing both multisource and branded products, ETHEX areas of therapeutic expertise include women's health, cardiovascular, respiratory, wound care, and pain management.

   With the ability to draw upon the state-of-the-art proprietary drug delivery technologies of KV Pharmaceutical Company, ETHEX has a proven track record of bringing to market a broad array of high quality, difficult to formulate, pharmaceutical products.

   Commensurate with a promise to deliver only the highest quality pharmaceuticals, we at ETHEX stand by our commitment to always be responsive to the needs of healthcare professionals with an unparalleled level of service.

Hy-Tape® International, Inc. - Booth 419

   Hy-Tape International, located in Patterson, New York, has been selling its unique brand of waterproof surgical adhesive tape for more than 60 years. What makes Hy-Tape unique is its state-of-the-art, waterproof adhesive, which has been continually refined and updated over the years, and is now entirely latex-free. What makes it the tape of choice for ostomy and wound care is that it will remain in place under the most adverse conditions and can remain on the skin for an extended period of time without causing skin problems underneath the tape.

   Our gentle zinc-oxide formulation protects delicate skin and helps keep it moist and healthy. Most importantly, both the individual patient and the healthcare professional can be confident that Hy-Tape Latex-Free will stay on when other tapes will not, but will remove gently and painlessly.

   Please visit our website at www.hytape.com or phone us at (800) 248-0101 for samples and information.

Johnson & Johnson Advanced Wound Care, A Division of Ethicon Inc. - Booth 401

   Johnson & Johnson's long-standing commitment to skin and wound care began with the development of the first ready-made, ready-to-use surgical dressing in the mid-1880s and continues today with innovative skin and wound care products from Johnson & Johnson Wound Management Worldwide, a division of Ethicon, Inc.

   Now you can access the full line of both advanced and general wound care products from one source. Along with the added convenience of this new structure, you can count on the same high-quality products, attentive customer service, and dependable delivery systems you've come to expect from the Johnson & Johnson family of companies.

   Johnson & Johnson has a trusted legacy in skin and wound care that is leveraged in innovative technological solutions to optimize clinical and economic outcomes across the continuum of care.

   We are dedicated to providing you with the most up-to-date, technologically differentiated products, education programs, and reimbursement support to realize your skin and wound care goals.

Kendall - Booth 213

   Kendall's wide range of innovative, cost-effective wound care products, educational programs, and resources are designed to raise the level of patient care while lowering the costs. In addition to a full line of traditional dressings, led by the premier CURITY® and KERLIX® brand products, Kendall recently launched an antimicrobial dressing line covering our KERLIX® Rolls and Super Sponges, as well as our nonwoven, fenestrated EXCILON® Drain and IV Sponges. Kendall has continued to advance wound healing by offering a broad line of specialty products, which includes CURASORB® Calcium Alginate Dressings, CURAGEL® Hydrogel Dressings, CURAFOAM® Foam Dressings, HYDRASORB® foam Dressings, and ULTEX PRO® Calcium Alginate Hydrocolloid Dressings. And all of Kendall's wound care products - traditional and advanced - can be used the same way: with absolute confidence. That is why healthcare professionals have made Kendall the number one supplier of wound care products to hospitals. "Where there's a wound, there's a way."

Mölnlycke Health Care - Booth 517

   Tendra® is the umbrella brand name for our wound management products and services. Tendra stands for gentle wound care with a holistic and caring approach to the patient. As a response to the very real problem in wound care of both trauma and pain during dressing changes, Mölnlycke Health Care has developed a unique patented dressing technology called Safetac®. The selective micro-adherent feature of Safetac helps avoid trauma and pain during dressing changes. Unlike traditional dressings, Safetac dressings do not disrupt healing because they do not damage delicate newly formed tissue or the fragile periwound skin area. A number of products in our growing product line provide Safetac technology and ensure "Less trauma, less pain™" to both the wound and the surrounding skin during dressing changes. Tendra dressings with Safetac Technology include Mepitel®, Mepilex® and Mepilex® Border, and Mepiform®.

Smith & Nephew - Booth 311

   As a worldwide leader in the advanced wound care industry, Smith & Nephew's technological strengths are in the management of both acute and chronic wounds. The company places particular emphasis on advanced wound care products, education, and prevention.

   Over the past few years, Smith & Nephew has increased investment in research with a current focus in the areas of biotechnology and tissue repair. Partnering with Advanced Tissue Sciences, Smith & Nephew has introduced TransCyte™, Human Fibroblast-Derived Temporary Skin Substitute for the treatment of burn wounds, and Dermagraft® Human Fibroblast-derived dermal substitute for the treatment of chronic diabetic foot ulcers. Along with recent acquisitions of Collagenase® Santyl Ointment and Acticoat*, Smith and Nephew offers a full portfolio of advanced wound care products.

   As part of Smith & Nephew's dedication to continuous learning and development, we offer an extensive variety of educational courses called Options. Programs on assessment, documentation, leg ulcers, pressure ulcers, and wound bed preparation offer in-depth information for nurses, physical therapists, administrators, physicians, and operations managers on advanced wound and skin care protocols.

   Smith & Nephew, Inc. is also committed to the communities where we live and work by encouraging social and environmental consciousness through community education and projects.

Stratus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Booth 302

   Stratus Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately owned company, was established in1989. Our high-quality, economical alternative products were introduced to the market in 1991. Stratus provides Kovia (papain/urea debriding ointment), Ziox (papain/urea and chlorophyll debriding ointment), Peviderm (special formulated cleanser and healing solution), and Dermazene (Hydrocortisone/Iodoquinol) to many fields of care including: wound care physicians, nurses, and podiatrists. Stratus also manufactures a full line of Hydroquinone products for dermatologists and plastic/reconstructive surgeons.

   Stratus is always looking for new, innovative products. We have recently launched two new products: Hypercare (aluminum chloride [hexahydrate] 20% W/V in anhydrous ethyl alchohol (S.D. Alcohol 40) 93% V/V) and Nafex (Tolfnatate 0.5% Parachlorometaxylenol 0.5%). All of Stratus' high quality alternative products can save patients 30% to 40% over other comparable products on the market. For information on any of our products, please feel free to visit with us in April at the SAWC Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.

Vasamedics, LLC - Booth 120

   The LaserDopp®PV2000 has combined into one compact device the principles of air plethysmography and laser Doppler technology. This combination produced an instrument capable of measuring the skin perfusion pressure (SPP) on patients suffering from chronic ischemia and in individuals with diabetic ulcers in their extremities.

   Specially designed cuffs containing a laser Doppler sensor can be wrapped around the afflicted area. Within minutes, the PV2000 will display a graph, showing the amount of SPP at the site tested. This measurement is reported in mm Hg and can be used to determine the course of action in dealing with the wound.

   The LaserDopp® obtains information directly from the capillary beds that lie underneath the surface of the skin where tissue breakdown occurs. The result is a quick, reliable test that can be performed irrespective of the medical calcification so commonly found in diabetic patients.

   The specially designed cuffs allow the test to be performed on the toes, plantar, ankles, and below and above the knees. The instrument requires no calibrations, membranes, or added solutions.