Exclusives

Wound Care Plus, a leading provider of mobile wound care services in the US, announced a partnership to integrate ARANZ Medical’s innovative Silhouette wound assessment solution into their wound care management practice. The partnership will...

An analysis to determine the number of burns in the US found wide variation in the reported incidence of burns by the ABA, CDC, national samples and claims databases. The authors estimate 600,000 individuals annually suffer a burn injury...

Mölnlycke signed an agreement to acquire PGF Industry Solutions GmbH, the manufacturer of Granudacyn, a range of solutions for wound cleansing and moisturizing. Mölnlycke and PGF have worked together for 5 years on the manufacturing and...

A 42-patient study evaluated the efficiency of combining autologous platelet-rich plasma gel (APG) and Manuka honey gauze in the treatment of Stages 3-4 PI of elderly patients. The study found that the combination was effective (eg, an...

A 74-patient RCT will compare topical 1% acetic acid versus saline dressing for early wound healing treatment in chronic DFUs with primary outcome of early epithelization and granulation at 48 hours, 72 hours, and 7 days. Active but not...

A large cohort study of 455,374 Medicare episode claims concludes DLEUs and VLUs treated with viable cryopreserved placental membrane (vCPM) and lyopreserved placental membrane (vLPM) allografts were associated with lowered 1-year mortality,...

Medline received US FDA 510(k) clearance for PluroGel Antimicrobial Burn and Wound Dressing for prescription use as well as PluroGel Burn and Wound Dressing for OTC use. The dressing is a translucent, biocompatible, odorless, semisolid gel.

Coloplast received US FDA 510(k) approval for Biatain Fiber Ag in several sizes, made of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) fibers and non-gelling bicomponent fibers. Ionic silver is added for antimicrobial efficacy, and ethyl lauroyl arginate...

Reprise Biomedical received 510(k) clearance for MiroDry Wound Matrix, a collagen scaffold sourced from porcine liver provided in 6 sizes and 0.6 cm thickness for the treatment of chronic wounds and burns.

Mölnlycke has appointed Anders Andersson as new EVP for Wound Care. SmartTRAK notes that Anders has a long history with Mölnlycke, with senior roles in OR Solutions and manufacturing. Anders takes over after Rob Claypool left to become CEO of...