Solventum Launches All-In-One, Extended-Wear Wound Dressing for V.A.C.® Therapy
New V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing makes negative pressure wound therapy more accessible, less painful
Traditional dressings for negative pressure wound therapy typically take more than twice as long to apply, require a multi-step process of measuring and cutting separate foam and adhesive components, and may need to be changed three or more times a week.
The new V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing is the next evolution in V.A.C.® Therapy. It has an all-in-one dressing and drape design that simplifies application and reduces the time and training required for dressing application and changes. It also features a built-in perforated, non-adherent layer that reduces tissue ingrowth and makes dressing removal less painful.
"I'm impressed with how intuitive the V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing is to apply. My colleagues and staff can learn how to use the dressing without extensive or prolonged training," said Dr.
The V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing is indicated for wounds as deep as 6cm including chronic, acute, traumatic, subacute, and dehisced wounds, as well as partial thickness burns, ulcers (such as diabetic, pressure or venous insufficiency), flaps, and grafts. Shown to reduce therapy application time by 61 percenti, the V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing can also reduce costs by 41 percent at the hospital bedside due to less frequent dressing changesiii and reduce the number of home nursing visits by 67 percent per weekiv*.
"Being able to quickly and safely apply the dressing to deeper and more varied types of wounds, and for it to stay in place for a longer period of time means a reduction in dressing changes, home care visits, and trips to the clinic," said
V.A.C.® Therapy is associated with significantly shorter wound healing time.v It has been used worldwide for almost three decades to treat more than 10 million wounds, which are on the rise, largely driven by aging populations and the increased prevalence of chronic conditions like diabetes and obesity.vi The V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing enables V.A.C.® Therapy to be used on a wider range of patients across the continuum of care in both acute and post-acute settings.
"Solventum is committed to overcoming clinical challenges and improving access to care so that more patients may benefit from V.A.C.® Therapy, one of the most studied and effective advanced wound treatments available today," said
Previewed in 2023 at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, the V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing is available now in
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Disclosures
i In a simulated use test with 12 nurse and surgeon users. 3M™ V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing took on average, 01:48 to apply whereas 3M™ traditional NPWT foam dressing and hybrid acrylic-silicone drape took on average, 04:40 to apply (p<0.01, Wilcoxon signed rank test). SAT-MTF-05-995965 Marketing study for 3M
ii SAT-BSER-05-869347 VAC Peel and Place (Ganymede) BSER. 510(k) K222859.
iii Cost associated with dressing application labor and dressing product cost, based on 2024 average product prices, 2024 US RN pay rates, and a 3 to 1 dressing change weekly frequency. CLIN-SUPPORT-05-1022946 2024 Health Economic Data and Calculator for
iv 510(k) K222859 [
*Based on 3M™ V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing up to 7 day wear time and the 3M™ V.A.C.® Granufoam™ Dressing recommendation of dressing changes every 2-3 days
v Chowdhry SA, Wilhelmi BJ. Comparing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation and Conventional Dressings for Sternal Wound Reconstructions. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 2019
vi KCI, Cumulative NPWT Wounds. 2021.
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