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Innovations That Work!
Wound Management & Prevention has been dedicated to featuring Innovations That Work for the past 5+ years. Each July, the Editorial Board nominates the newest innovations in the field of wound care. The products are listed alphabetically. We hope you find this information useful.
Product Name: ACTIGRAFT
Company: REDDRESS MEDICAL
Website: REDDRESSMEDICAL.COM
ActiGraft is an FDA-cleared wound care solution that enables health care providers to produce—in real time—in vitro blood clots from a patient’s whole blood. Once applied, the blood clot tissue serves as a protective covering and supports wound healing processes that naturally occur in the body. Testimonial: “I endorse ActiGraft as it uses the body’s own healing cascade to help initiate the wound healing process and has a unique role as a topical dressing in the wound care space.” —Dr. Bryan Doner, DO, D&P Medical Group
Product name: EPIC’S HAIKU APPLICATION ADD-ON
Company: EPIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Website: EPIC.COM
Teams can expand Epic’s functionality by using mobile devices and program add-ons. Epic’s Haiku application streamlines workflows and enables clinicians to document a patient’s condition in real-time. A 620-bed academic hospital center used Epic’s Haiku to capture pressure injuries (PI) present on admission and their accurate anatomical location. Identifying PIs present on admission, also known as community-acquired pressure injuries (CAPIs), improves patient care by helping teams efficiently allocate scarce resources. An institution’s ability to differentiate CAPI from hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) impacts quality improvement initiatives, liability, and reimbursement. Furthermore, the application streamlined the organization’s incident reporting system by helping with the timely identification of HAPIs and autopopulating required fields, reducing nursing documentation time.
Testimonial: Epic’s Haiku reduced incident reporting documentation nursing hours by over 2000 hours per year.1 The system also increased the prompt and accurate identification of PIs from 30% to 90%, improving the compliance of identifying PIs present on admission.1,2 Another significant result was the identification of 210 multi-visit patients (MVPs),1 thus allowing the organization use a multidisciplinary approach, with links to community resources, to improve the health of these vulnerable individuals.
References
1. Kirkland-Kyhn H, Howell M, Senestraro J, Walsh S. Leveraging technology to improve wound care delivery and care transitions. Nurs Manage. 2021;52(11):24-28. doi:10.1097/01.NUMA.0000795592.38063.7c
2. Kirkland-Khyn H, Teleten O, Joseph R, Maguina P. A descriptive study of hospital- and community-acquired pressure ulcers/injuries. Wound Manag Prev. 2019;65(2):14-19.
Product name: EXPEDITE
Company: MEDTRITION
Website: WWW.MEDTRITION.COM/PRODUCT/EXPEDITE/
Expedite is a nutrition product to support wound healing. What makes it unique is that is a small, 2-ounce serving size only once per day. Many of the previous products required the patient to drink 8 to 10 ounces twice per day making adherence with the nutritional care plan difficult. Expedite contains L-citrulline and collagen dipeptides, which stimulate fibroblast activity. L-citrulline has been suggested as a more efficient alternate to raise plasma levels of nitric oxide (NO). Citrulline is first converted to arginine in the bloodstream and then to NO in the cells. Expedite has 30 times the dipeptides as regular collagen. It is available in a peach-mango flavor.
Product name: KERECIS OMEGA3 MARIGEN
Company: KERECIS
Website: WWW.KERECIS.COM
Kerecis is a skin substitute from Icelandic cod fish. Kerecis has wound, burn and soft tissue reinforcement indications, ranging from head to toe for full-thickness and partial-thickness wounds. Due to Kerecis’ gentle processing, the product can maintain its 3D structure with similar porosity as human dermis. This allows for faster incorporation and more rapid cellular ingrowth. Kerecis has many other benefits including bacterial static properties, hemostatic properties, reduction in pain, natural collagens, laminins and specifically, omega-3s. Omega-3s have been shown in clinical evidence to help regulate inflammation, therefore aiding through the inflammatory stage in the wound healing cascade. Kerecis has over 30 publications; including level 1 evidence. Some of Kerecis’ level 1 evidence includes better efficacy versus standard of care, porcine grafts, and amnion/chorion grafts. Kerecis has also been shown to be more cost-effective, with variations of sizes and micrografts to aid in patient care.
Testimonial: “I was skeptical about another collagen product, especially a ‘fish product,’ being marketed to the clinic. I found the product to be sturdy, with good adherence following wound bed preparation. I utilized the powder and sheet; both grafts were easy to apply with better-than-expected performance. Resolution in 6 weeks post initiation of fish grafting.”—Nancy Chatham ANP-BC, CCNS, CWOCN-AP, CLT
Product name: LS2
Company: WEARSENSE LLC
Website: WEAR-SENSE.COM
A physician treating lymphedema and bioengineer with over 25 years of experience invented the WearSense LS 2, a lymphedema garment wearable pressure sensor. At WearSense, we understand that specialists and consumers both want to accurately assess compression. Their feedback was used in the creation of the WearSense LS 2 for the lymphedema market. With over 100 years’ experience in electrical engineering, hardware, software, and cloud design, the team at WearSense has made this garment pressure sensor easy to use. The WearSense LS2 has a familiar and practical pressure gauge interface which is transparent and monitored via Bluetooth on any mobile device, computer, or remote monitoring via internet. The sensor accurately tracks pressure throughout the life of the garment at a low error rate. It works through the garment and can be wirelessly recharged. The WearSense LS2 is rugged, small, and thin, with its components hermetically sealed and water resistant. The WearSense family of products can be considered for any application where compression needs to be monitored.
Product name: MOLECULIGHT DX
Company: MOLECULIGHT CORP.
Website: MOLECULIGHT.COM
The MolecuLightDX is a hand-held imaging device that uses a safe violet light to help wound care professionals detect bacteria in a wound and measure the size of the wound. The previous i:X device has been on the market, but the new DX device has the following new features frequently required in these segments: comprehensive EMR (electronic medical record) integration options for multiple EMR environments, patient-centric user interface and workflow to allow for easy patient and wound tracking, an administrator workflow and system configuration capability, and docking system for easier charging of the device.
Product name: OMEZA TREATMENTS (OMEZA COLLAGEN MATRIX, OMEZA LIDOCAINE LAVAGE, AND OMEZA SKIN PROTECTANT)
Company: OMEZA
Website: OMEZA.COM
Omeza is a medical technology and skin health company specializing in the treatment of chronic wounds such as venous leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, and pressure ulcers. The Omeza treatment product line consists of the Omeza Lidocaine Lavage, Omeza Collagen Matrix, and Omeza Skin Protectant to decrease inflammation, inhibit biofilm, and increase circulation at any site of care. Omeza treatments are unique because of their simple 1-snap application, anhydrous nature, and formulations for head-to-toe use. Omeza's proprietary formulations are rich in omega-3, -6, and -9 oils plus nutrients in a rapidly penetrating delivery system.
Product name: PREVALON BOOT
Company: STRYKER
Website: SAGEPRODUCTS.COM/PREVALON-HEEL-PROTECTORS
The Prevalon boot is a heel protector device that supports the foot and ankle and elevates the heel to provide complete off-loading at the heel. The Prevalon boot also holds the foot in position to avoid foot and leg rotation to prevent foot contractures.
Testimonial: “We conducted a multi-center, single-blinded RCT in critically ill patients to evaluate the efficacy of the Prevalon boot in preventing heel pressure injuries. Results of the RCT revealed that the odds of a pressure injury in patients who used the Prevalon boot was 11 times less likely than patients who did not use the boot; the pressure injuries were also more severe. We found the boot easy to apply and completely off-loaded patients’ heels.”—Barakat Johnson M, Lai M, Stephenson J, et al. Efficacy of a heel offloading boot in reducing heel pressure injuries in patients in Australian intensive care units: A single-blinded randomised controlled trial. Intens Crit Care Nurse. 2022;70:103205. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2022.103205
Product name: PROGENAMATRIX HUMAN KERATIN MATRIX
Company: PROGENACARE, LLC
Website: PROGENACARE.COM
ProgenaMatrix is a novel, advanced wound care product constructed from human keratin and is the only human keratin matrix commercially available. The all-natural robust human keratin protein that constitutes this specialized biomaterial offers a completely unique solution to wound care clinicians. The human keratin technology in ProgenaMatrix is hydrated, non-cellular (not tissue-based), non-resorbing and supports the body’s own healing process. The bio-inspired design makes ProgenaMatrix the next generation of advanced wound therapy.
Product name: REVEAL FGS
Company: DESIGNS FOR VISION
Website: DESIGNSFORVISION.COM
Designs for Vision’s new REVEAL FGS system combines blue excitation light with emission-filtered eyewear, providing vibrant fluorescent visualization. Various magnifications can be incorporated into the REVEAL FGS system. This portable, wearable system offers the same visualization of other fluorescence guided surgery approaches, with several distinct advantages including the ability to change perspective by simply changing your line of sight.
Testimonial: “While this device has many advantages, one of its best features is that it is ‘wearable,’ allowing the practitioner a ‘hands-free’ approach to biofluorescence wound evaluation.” —Catherine T. Milne, MSN, APRN, BC-ANP, BC-CWS, CWOCN
Product name: VTAIL APP
Company: VTAIL
Website: VTAIL.CO
The vTail app was designed by wound care industry experts specifically for wound care clinicians. The app provides more efficient communications between clinicians and wound care manufacturing companies. It now includes a secure chat feature, product catalog, and news page. Stay connected with the companies you choose to via the app.
Testimonial: “vTail is the new one stop shop for all of my wound care needs. It has everything from industry news, chat with reps on my time, real time education, and knowing who I can reach out to. It is a must-have for any wound care clinician!”—Elizabeth Faust, MSN, CRNP, CSWS, CWOCN-AP, MAPWCA
This article was not subject to the Wound Management & Prevention peer-review process.
