The lived experience of having a chronic wound: a phenomenologic...

Dermatology Nursing;  August 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......knowledge and understanding of the chronic wound experience are vital for caregivers...Consequently, the need to investigate the chronic wound experience has become even more compelling...care providers need to understand the chronic wound experience. Purpose of Study The purposes...

The lived experience of having a chronic wound: a phenomenologic...

MedSurg Nursing;  February 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......knowledge and understanding of the chronic wound experience are vital for caregivers...Consequently, the need to investigate the chronic wound experience has become even more compelling...care providers need to understand the chronic wound experience. Purpose of Study The purposes...

Westaim Biomedical receives FDA clearance for 7-day chronic wound...

M2 Presswire;  October 17, 2000 ;     700+ words ......receives FDA clearance for 7-day chronic wound dressing; Case studies conclude that...days, which is beneficial for the chronic wound market. Westaim Biomedical is translating...managing burn wounds to the much larger chronic wound market, said Scott H. Gillis, President...our ...

Westaim Biomedical receives FDA clearance for 7-day chronic wound...

PR Newswire;  October 17, 2000 ;     700+ words ......days, which is beneficial for the chronic wound market. Westaim Biomedical is...burn wounds to the much larger chronic wound market, said Scott H. Gillis...technology more widely into the chronic wound market and quickly establish the Acticoat brand with chronic wound ...

Westaim Biomedical receives FDA clearance for 7-day chronic wound dressing...

Canadian Corporate News;  October 17, 2000 ;     700+ words ......days, which is beneficial for the chronic wound market. Westaim Biomedical is...burn wounds to the much larger chronic wound market, said Scott H. Gillis...technology more widely into the chronic wound market and quickly establish the Acticoat brand with chronic wound ...

Westaim Biomedical receives FDA approval for new chronic wound dressings;...

M2 Presswire;  April 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Biomedical receives FDA approval for new chronic wound dressings; New product lines will target US$1-billion chronic wound market (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...proprietary technology to the huge chronic wound market, said Scott H. Gillis, President...

Intensifying Cost Pressures Force Facilities to Seek New Approaches to...

PR Newswire;  February 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ......tackle cost by assisting the U.S. Antimicrobial Dressings Markets. A stronger emphasis on...medicaldevices.frost.com/ ), U.S. Antimicrobial Dressings Markets, reveals that the market...the latest analysis of the U.S. Antimicrobial Dressings Markets, then send an e-mail to...

Westaim Biomedical Receives FDA approval for New Chronic Wound Dressings.

PR Newswire;  April 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ......product lines will target US$1-billion chronic wound market EXETER, New Hampshire, April...proprietary technology to the huge chronic wound market, said Scott H. Gillis, President...will allow us to rapidly enter the chronic wound market and establish a significant...

The Wound Institute(R) Launches Educational Course on Chronic Wound...

PR Newswire;  June 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ......launch of a new educational module Chronic Wound Infections , a CE accredited, online...tending to their chronic wounds. The Chronic Wound Infections course helps students focus...clinicians. With the launch of the Chronic Wound Infection module, The Wound Institute...

New antimicrobial dressing decreases infection, pain in burn patients

Dermatology Times;  May 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......Tredget said that with the Acticoat antimicrobial dressings, there is less adhesion. "When...remove." In addition, the Acticoat antimicrobial dressings do not require as many changes...Dr. Tredget said. The Acticoat antimicrobial dressings work better on flatter surfaces...

Bandage stops pain beforeyou even feel it.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  April 4, 2006 ;     166 words ......the misery suffered by up to 750,000 people in the UK with chronic wound pain. The 'smart' bandage, Biatain-Ibu, is a medical first...minutes, aids healing and is seen as a simple solution to the chronic wound pain caused by conditions such as leg ulcers and pressure...

BUSINESS NEWS: Smith & Nephew acquires wound-care business

Medical Textiles;  August 1, 1998 ;     149 words ......Care Products Inc, a US producer of specialist burns and chronic wound dressings. Exu-Dry had 1997 sales of US$3.1 million, mostly...products complemented Smith & Nephew's current portfolio of chronic wound management products such as Dermagraft and Dermagraft TC...

The role of pH modulation in wound bed preparation.(Wound healing)

The Diabetic Foot;  September 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ......interact to lead to the development of a chronic wound (Edmonds et al, 2004). Recent research...appear to have a reduced expression in chronic wound fluid (Yager and Nwomeh, 1999). Unabated...the inhibitory activity observed in chronic wound fluid (Schultz et al, 2003). ...

TheWoundInstitute.com(SM) Launches CE/CME Accredited Advanced Course on...

PR Newswire;  September 20, 2005 ;     700+ words ......announced the launch of The Biology of the Chronic Wound , a CE/CME accredited, online course...contributing to the development of a chronic wound. In addition, the course features in...With the launch of 'The Biology of the Chronic Wound' module, TheWoundInstitute.com is providing...

Antimicrobial dressings retooled for the present

Dermatology Times;  May 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......describes the current status of antimicrobial dressings, which, thanks to a new generation...American Academy of Dermatology. "Antimicrobial dressings offer the benefit of creating...answered," she said. The market of antimicrobial dressings features a variety of dressing...