Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI®) (NASDAQ: CSII), a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional treatment systems for patients with peripheral and coronary artery disease, presented two-year outcomes from its LIBERTY 360° study in a late-breaking presentation at the 2018 Amputation Prevention Symposium (AMP) in Chicago.
Read MoreA new study takes a step toward the development of smarter skin grafts that facilitate healing while minimizing infection for chronic skin wounds. “Our group has expertise in developing new polymers and functional surface assemblies for biomedical applications,” says Svetlana Sukhishvili, professor and director of the soft matter facility at Texas A&M University.
Read MoreAcne is such a common problem that nearly everyone suffers from it at least once in life. There are so many solutions for getting rid of acne online but finding one that actually works is the quite long procedure of research. You may also come to know about the medical products treating acne but using natural products is always a better idea.
Read MoreChronic diabetic wounds represent a huge socioeconomic burden for both affected individuals and the entire healthcare system. Although the number of available treatment options as well as our understanding of wound healing mechanisms associated with diabetes has vastly improved over the past decades, there still remains a great need for additional therapeutic options. Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine approaches provide great advantages over conventional treatment options, which are mainly aimed at wound closure rather than addressing the underlying pathophysiology of diabetic wounds.
Read MoreA new drug injected into the skin could make scars disappear. Animal studies have found drug, codenamed OLX101, can reverse the thick, distorted tissue that can develop after surgery or injury – and it is about to be tested in a UK trial.
Read MoreNew clinical evidence demonstrates the value of Applied Medical’s Alexis wound protector/retractor in pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) procedures, also known as Whipple procedures. A study published this month in the Annals of Surgery showcases a significant reduction in PD surgical site infection (SSI) when the dual-ring Alexis wound protector/retractor was used.
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Objective: Oxygen plays a central role in wound healing. Recent technological advances have miniaturised oxygen delivery systems, with novel topical oxygen therapy allowing patients to receive oxygen therapy 24 hours a day while remaining completely mobile. Here we aim to examine the efficacy and safety of continuous topical oxygen diffusion in a ‘real-world’ setting.
Read MoreTrinity University students researching a new diabetic wound care treatment. Amputation is a major complication for many diabetic patients. But research being done in the Alamo City aims to help diabetics avoid losing their limbs.
Read MoreEvery 20 seconds, a limb is amputated because of complications in the delayed healing of chronic diabetic wounds. Understanding the mechanisms behind this delayed healing is key to developing therapies to encourage better healing and prevent the needless loss of limbs to diabetes.
Read MorePoor mechanical properties of chitosan hydrogels limit their applications as the wound dressing. To overcome this drawback, we abandoned the traditional glacial acetic acid method but adopted a LiOH/urea solvent system to synthesize chitosan hydrogel.
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