Patients are being treated faster and with less pain at Dr. Chigurupati Ramana’s office in Oklahoma City. He is using new laser technology called DABRA to treat patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), or blockages in the body’s arteries. “A lot of them have been dealing with pain and felt like that was just part of getting old and kind of just made a compromise that this is just what happens when you get old,” Ramana said. “But it doesn’t have to be that way.”
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“Flesh-eating bacteria” is as scary as it sounds — a serious infection that spreads quickly in the body and can result in the loss of limbs and even death. But the condition, known medically as necrotizing fasciitis, is also rare, with about 4 cases per 100,000 people occurring each year in the United States, according to a 2015 study.
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Chronic 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.
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Central Carolina Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine has been recognized with the national award for continued excellence in wound healing. The Robert A. Warriner III Center of Excellence award is given to Wound Care Centers in the Healogics network that have met the highest level of quality standards for a minimum of two consecutive years. Central Carolina Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine has achieved patient satisfaction rates higher than 92 percent, a healing rate of at least 91 percent in less than 31 median days along with several other quality standards for two years in a row.
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Modulated Imaging, the leader in optical imaging solutions powered by Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI) for noninvasive assessment of tissue health, announced today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its new medical device, the Clarifi™ Imaging System.Clarifi is the first and only commercialized diagnostic medical device to use SFDI, a patented technology based on structured light, that helps clinicians assess tissue function and compromised circulation by measuring oxygenation and hemoglobin levels in superficial tissue. This essential information can be used in the assessment, management and treatment of several challenging conditions, including peripheral vascular diseases, diabetic foot ulcers, burns, skin flaps, and chronic wounds.
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A 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.
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New 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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Perry Baromedical and Kent Imaging Inc. today announced a Strategic Partnership where Perry will distribute Kent’s Near Infrared Imaging device (KD203). Through this partnership, Perry Baromedical, the only full line manufacturer of hyperbaric chambers in the industry, will continue to extend the innovative solutions that it offers its customers
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CEO Jim Lambert presented his report for the month that covered several growth subjects. They included an update on the development of the Wound Care Center that will be located in the former urology building. There is now a signed contract with Healogics, and it should take approximately 150 days to renovate the building, hire staff and work through all of the processes.
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LAVIOR, a Las Vegas, Nevada-based company, announced its breakthrough formula utilizing groundbreaking technology for the care and management of chronic wounds and inflammatory skin conditions
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