The 23rd Annual Spring Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and the Wound Healing Society Meeting

April 17–20, 2010 Gaylord Palms Hotel and Convention Center Orlando, Florida      

    The Exhibit Hall at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) is testament to the conference’s status as the premier wound care educational event. One of few meetings in the healthcare arena to offer dedicated exhibit hours, the SAWC encourages attendees to maximize vendor time to expand product familiarity as well as to explore the science behind innovative approaches to wound healing and prevention. Mingle with colleagues at the mini lectures. Dab on a dollop of dressing. Try out a support surface. Investigate. Inquire. Interact.

     Enjoy this preview of Exhibit Hall opportunities and be sure to complete your SAWC plans at www.sawc.net.

Advanced BioHealing, Inc. Booth 1217

     Advanced BioHealing, Inc. (ABH) is a leader in commercializing the promise of regenerative medicine. The company develops and commercializes living cell therapies that repair damaged human tissue and enable the body to heal itself. ABH currently manufactures and markets Dermagraft®, a bio-engineered skin substitute that assists in restoring damaged tissue and supports the body’s natural healing process in patients with diabetic foot ulcers.

Calmoseptine Booth 1023

     Calmoseptine Ointment is a multipurpose moisture barrier that protects and helps heal skin irritations. Calmoseptine temporarily relieves discomfort and itching. Free samples at our booth!

Celleration, Inc. Booth 709

     MIST Therapy® is a painless, noncontact approach to wound healing. The MIST Therapy system delivers low-frequency ultrasound waves through a saline solution. These gentle sound waves stimulate the cells within and below the wound bed to promote healing through active cell stimulation, decreased bioburden, increased blood flow, and gentle cleansing and debridement. For an average treatment time of only 15 minutes a week, MIST Therapy accelerates healing to provide twice the healing in half the time versus standard wound care alone. More than 30,000 patients have benefited from the proven healing provided by MIST Therapy.

ConvaTec Booth 517

     ConvaTec is a leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies that have helped improve the lives of millions of people worldwide. With four key business divisions — Ostomy Care, Wound Therapeutics, Continence, and Critical Care and Infusion Devices — ConvaTec products support healthcare professionals from the hospital to the community health setting. From its headquarters in Skillman, NJ, the company oversees more than 8,000 employees in more than 90 countries, serving consumers and their healthcare professionals on six continents.

Covidien Booth 121

     Covidien is a leading global healthcare products company that creates innovative medical solutions for better patient outcomes and delivers value through clinical leadership and excellence. Covidien manufactures, distributes, and services a diverse range of industry-leading product lines. Stop by our booth or visit www.covidien.com to learn more about our business.

Cytomedix, Inc. Booth 911

     Cytomedix develops biologically active regenerative therapies for wound care, angiogenesis, and inflammation. We harness the complex balance of essential life processes to mirror the body’s therapeutic efficiency. Chronic, nonhealing wounds often are stuck in the inflammatory stage of wound repair. Lack of perfusion or pressure prevents blood-delivered proteins from reaching the wound bed. Some wounds remain unhealed for years. The AutoloGel™ System re-establishes the natural balance needed to move out of the inflammatory phase, restoring the natural healing process. The System delivers platelet-rich plasma gel (PRP) that contains growth factors, cytokines, and chemokines to the wound bed, creating an extracellular matrix for cell migration, capillary growth, and granulation tissue. The only FDA-cleared system for use at point-of-care for the safe and rapid preparation of PRP from a small sample of the patient’s own blood, the AutoloGel™ System is for exuding wounds such as leg ulcers, pressure ulcers, and diabetic ulcers and for mechanically and surgically debrided wounds. The System is a convenient and cost-effective solution for nonhealing wounds.

Derma Sciences, Inc. Booth 809

     Derma Sciences, Inc. is specialty medical device/pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care. Over the past several years, we have launched innovative products to the market including MEDIHONEY®, XTRASORB™, and BIOGUARD™. These products are helping clinicians to move stalled wounds toward healing, manage highly exuding wounds more effectively, and manage bioburden more effectively and cost-efficiently. We are committed to assisting clinicians in their challenging work dealing with chronic wounds by developing products to help prepare, promote, and progress. In 2010, we are introducing several new line extensions, including our first adhesive MEDIHONEY® dressing, our new XTRASORB™ Foam dressing, and our new BIOGUARD™ Conforming Bandage. The NPUAP has recognized active Leptospermum honey in its new pressure ulcer guideline, and we are confident that our MEDIHONEY® adhesive dressing will be a significant new tool in the management of pressure ulcers. XTRASORB™ Foam will provide best-in-class characteristics for foam dressings. It will absorb more fluid than any other brand of foam dressing on the market, retain more fluid (by converting the fluid within the dressing into a gel and locking it place, away from the wound bed), and will help keep harmful wound fluid components away from the patient. Our new BIOGUARD™ Conforming Bandage will be the first of its kind on the market — ie, a true conforming bandage to be used as a part of a facility’s overall infection protection program – helping reduce hospital-acquired infections as well as cross-contamination during routine dressing changes. Our goal is to help caregivers provide optimal care to their patients through the use of novel, cost-effective technologies. Visit www.dermasciences.com for more information.

EHOB Inc. Booth 116

     EHOB, Inc. was founded in 1985 with a special interest in soft tissue research, education, and product development. Today, a leading company in pressure ulcer management, EHOB continues to be an innovator of affordable products effective in the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers — simple products that work. EHOB’s WAFFLE® Brand Static Air Line includes mattress overlays, mattress replacements, seating cushions, day chair pads, and lower limb protectors for early intervention through Stage IV pressure ulcers. Dr. James Spahn, founder of EHOB and internationally acclaimed speaker on soft tissue distortion, is available for CEU-accredited seminars. Matching the product to the patient, educating the caregiver for economical and effective patient care, and satisfying the customer are what we do best. Call EHOB today for more information on our products or to schedule a clinical seminar.

Encompass Therapeutic Support Systems Booth 931

     Since 1967, healthcare professionals have turned to EncompassTSS products for clinically proven, cost-effective answers to pressure ulcer prevention and skin management challenges. ETSS offers the widest array of advanced pressure redistribution support surfaces, stretcher pads, wheelchair cushions, and other related products for patients in any healthcare setting. Our MaxiFloat® Pressure Redistribution and Prevention Mattresses were the first nationally recognized mattresses that offered proven clinical outcomes and served to virtually eliminate the need for foam and/or air overlays to help prevent pressure ulcers. Our AccuMax Quantum™ Advanced Pressure Redistribution Systems revolutionized the way healthcare provides vital, low-pressure therapy to prevent and manage skin breakdown in high risk patients. Today our product continuum has expanded to include many mattress replacement systems from Hill-Rom®, as well as the widely accepted and recommended line of TempurPedic® pressure redistribution mattresses. At ETSS, We Take Lying Down Very Seriously®.

Ferris Mfg. Corp. Booth 632

     PolyMem belongs to an innovative class of adaptable primary and secondary wound care dressings called QuadraFoam. PolyMem QuadraFoam dressings effectively cleanse, fill, absorb, and moisten wounds throughout the healing continuum as well as help relieve persistent wound-related and procedure-related pain. No other single wound dressing formulation combines these key wound-healing capabilities like PolyMem. This category of dressings has produced remarkable healing results for people with full- and partial-thickness wounds such as skin tears, leg ulcers, pressure ulcers, surgical wounds, diabetic ulcers, and burns. This formulation is available with or without silver, with and without adhesive film- or cloth-backed borders, and may be used on all depths of wounds, from shallow to tunneling. Visit the PolyMem QuadraFoam booth to learn how this family of dressings is the complete multifunctional solution to your wound care needs.

FXI Booth 101

     FXI Foamex Innovations (FXI) is the leading innovator and supplier of support surfaces in the healthcare industry, where prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers in bed-bound patients is the primary mission. Whether it’s a mattress, a cover, or some component foam layer, our engineering can be found in virtually every hospital and medical facility in the US. The BodyZone™ mattress replacement system, constructed with a revolutionary, new,third-generation memory foam, represents the highest level of technology, performance, and value in the medical bedding marketplace. Surface Modification Technology (SMTSM), our patented post-production process, allows us to alter foam five different ways to provide customized solutions for any industry need. SMTSM allows us to create the multizone construction of BodyZone™ that alternates firm support and pressure redistribution precisely where needed to augments ulcer protection and provide better spinal alignment. In addition, each BodyZone™ mattress is topped with a special 360° stretch cover that glides gently in any direction to minimize friction and shear forces when a patient is turned or moved. Both the cover and mattress core are antimicrobially treated and impervious to fluids. Visit www.fxi.com or stop by the FXI booth at SAWC to learn more about our products and services.

HARTMANN USA, Inc. Booth 1129

     HARTMANN is your source for high-performance incontinence, compression and wound management product solutions. Our global resources and history encompass nearly two centuries of design, development, and distribution of products that support healthcare professionals across the continuum of care: acute care, long-term care, primary care, home care, sports medicine, school health, industrial health and safety, retail pharmacy, and veterinary medicine. We are committed to working in partnership with healthcare professionals to enhance patient quality of life, deliver clinical efficiency and efficacy, and provide product solutions through education and information regarding the most appropriate products for the most challenging medical conditions. Our strong reputation for superior customer service and dedication to high fulfillment rates has resulted in long-term relationships with distributors and providers across the country and internationally. Find out more about HARTMANN online at www.hartmanninfo.com or by calling Customer Service at (800) 243-2294.

Healthpoint, Ltd. Booth 310

     HEALTHPOINT is committed to the research, development, and marketing of branded biologics, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices for the prevention and treatment of diseased and traumatized skin and related soft tissue. HEALTHPOINT products include: Collagenase SANTYL® Ointment, OASIS® Wound Matrix, and Hydrofera Blue™ Bacteriostatic Wound Dressings. HEALTHPOINT is a DFB Pharmaceuticals, Inc. affiliate company. For more information, visit www.healthpoint.com, call us at (800) 441-8227, or visit our booth.

Hollister Wound Care Booth 410

     Hollister Wound Care offers an innovative line of wound care products under the RESTORE brand that offer cost-effective solutions to pain and bioburden. At this year’s SAWC, we are introducing our new line of innovative foam dressings featuring TRIACT ADVANCED Technology. Our complete line of product solutions also includes calcium alginates and contact layers with and without silver, hydrogels, hydrocolloids, wound cleansers, and skin protectants. Come by our in-booth education center during exhibit hours to experience our ConnectEd Learning Management System as well as hear from wound care clinicians on current issues in wound care.

Hy-Tape International Booth 1122

     Hy-Tape International 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. The tape of choice for ostomy and wound care, Hy-Tape stays in place under most adverse conditions and can remain on the skin for an extended period without causing skin problems beneath the tape. Its gentle zinc-oxide formulation protects delicate skin and helps keep it moist and healthy. Most importantly, both patient and 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 call (800) 248-0101 for samples and information.

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI) Booth 701

     Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI) is a leading global medical technology company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of innovative, high-technology therapies and products for the wound care, tissue regeneration and therapeutic support system markets. Headquartered in San Antonio, TX, KCI’s success spans more than three decades and can be traced to a history deeply rooted in innovation and a passion for significantly improving the healing — and the lives — of patients around the world.

Mölnlycke Health Care Booth 509

     In response to the problem in wound care of trauma and pain during dressing changes, Mölnlycke Health Care developed a unique, patented, soft silicone technology for advanced wound care called Safetac®. Dressings with Safetac technology do not adhere to the moist wound bed yet adhere gently to the surrounding skin and therefore minimize trauma and pain at removal. Mölnlycke Health Care’s wound care products and services stand for gentle and effective wound management, and they are designed to treat wounds in all phases of the healing process. A number of products in our growing product line feature Safetac technology and provide less trauma and pain to both the wound and surrounding skin during dressing changes. Dressings featuring Safetac soft silicone technology include Mepitel®, Mepitel® One, Mepilex® Ag, Mepilex®, Mepilex Heel, Mepilex Lite, Mepilex Border, Mepilex Border Post-Op, Mepilex Border Sacrum, Mepilex Border Lite, Mepilex Transfer, Mepiform®, and Mepitac®. We have an assortment of antimicrobial and active products for infectioncontrol, debridement and hydration with Melgisorb® Ag, Melgisorb, Mesalt®, Hypergel, and Normlgel. In addition, our conventional line of products features a range of absorptive cover and transparent film dressings, and fabric tape. These products include Mepore®, Mepore Pro, Mepore Film, Alldress®, and Mefix®.

Organogenesis, Inc. Booth 417

     Organogenesis, Inc. (Canton, Mass) is a world-leading regenerative medicine company focused in the areas of bioactive wound healing, oral regeneration, and biosurgery. Organogenesis delivers living tissue “on demand” — its mission is to bring regenerative medicine products to patients and to standardize their use in everyday medical care. Apligraf®, the company’s flagship product, is the first and only fully differentiated living bilayered cell-based product that has FDA approval for the treatment of venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers. When placed on a wound previously unresponsive to treatment, Apligraf plays an active role by providing cells and proteins that help promote healing. Used to treat many thousands of patients, Apligraf is easy to incorporate into practice and is eligible for positive reimbursement in all settings. Visit www.organogenesis.com or www.apligraf.com for more information.

Prospera® Booth 823

     Prospera® is a company rooted in its commitment to the development of scientific research to advance the understanding of the use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in wound healing in order to engineer further enlightened and innovative products that will bring NPWT into the future.

Summit Industries, Lantiseptic® Complete Skin Care Booth 1039

     Improve quality of care and economic outcomes, and prevent F-Tags with the Lantiseptic® Complete Skin Care Regimen. The Lantiseptic® protocol suggests cleaning and moisturizing daily, protecting regularly, and treating on an as-needed basis. Because each patient has unique skin care problems, Lantiseptic® offers a variety of skin care products to meet each patients' unique skin care needs: cleanse, moisturize, and deodorize with No-Rinse Perineal Wash and No-Rinse Cleansing Foam for full body cleaning; moisturize with Dry Skin Therapy to help heal severely dry skin and prevent skin tears and cracks; help protect against skin breakdown with lanolin-based Skin Protectant or Daily Care Skin Protectant for frequent use; help treat with Multi-Purpose Skin Ointment, a 20% zinc oxide formulation— an excellent moisture barrier that helps prevent multiple skin irritations. Lantiseptic® — the leader in skin care.

VATA-Wound Care Models Booth 1107

     VATA Wound Care Models are the most realistic, true-to-life, and educational wound care models available anywhere. VATA is the manufacturer of Seymour II™, Wilma Wound Foot™, Pat Pressure Ulcer Staging Model™, and Stan Stage IV Pressure Ulcer Model™. Conditions present on some of the models include, Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, Stage IV pressure ulcers; deep tissue injury, tracking, undermining, eschar, slough, subcutaneous fat, granulation tissue, dehisced wound, and exposed bones and tendons. These models are great tools to use for training, competency testing, skills assessment, dressing techniques, and the use of negative pressure wound therapy devices. The models now feature improved adhesion properties.

This article was not subject to the Ostomy Wound Management peer-review process.