Products
Sage Products, Cary, IL, has developed the I-See-Red Skin Check Guide to help health care providers and caregivers observe and communicate changes in skin condition. Although daily skin monitoring is critical to patient care plans, lack of time or resources may prevent routine skin assessments from being regularly conducted on patients.
The skin guide tool is included on Sage's Comfort Bath Washcloths and is a simple peel-and-stick label that can be adhered to the patient's chart or daily goal sheet. The label has an outline of the human body; staff members circle the body areas where the patient's skin is red. The label serves as a reporting tool about the patient's condition so that follow-up care can be given.
The guide helps staff comply with the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel's guideline that calls for daily skin inspections and documentation of assessment results. In addition, it can help staff meet the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization's 2005 Hospital Safety Goal requirement on improving communication.
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Companies
DM Systems, Inc, Evanston, IL, has teamed with McKesson Corporation, San Francisco, CA, to distribute 2 of its wound care and orthopedic rehabilitation products. DM Systems' Heelift and Heelift Smooth Suspension Boots have been added to both McKesson's acute care and Redline long-term-care product lines.
The Heelift products are used to treat and prevent heel pressure ulcers. They may also be effective in cases of foot drop, flaccid paralysis, hip fracture, and skin graft.
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Celleration, Eden Prairie, MN, was awarded the first annual Best Application Award by the Ultrasonic Industry Association at its annual meeting in Las Vegas, NV. The medical device company received the award for its MIST Therapy System 5.0, which produces a low intensity ultrasound-generated mist for cleansing and maintenance debridement of wounds.
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MSO Medical Inc, Bannockburn, IL, has received a Gold Seal of Approval for health care quality from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). The designation was earned by the company's bariatric surgery program at its Centers for Obesity Related Illness.
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Misonx, Inc, Farmingdale, NY, has filed a 510 (k) application with the Food and Drug Administration for clearance to market its Ultrasonic Wound Debridement System. The device already has approval for use in soft-tissue aspiration. Misonix recently announced that it achieved positive results from clinical studies for its wound debrider at the Wound Care Center it Tempe St. Luke's Hospital in Tempe, AZ.
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Keraplast Technologies Ltd, Boston, MA, has entered into strategic alliances to commercialize its keratin platform technology. Keraplast's patent portfolio includes applications for wound healing, bone regeneration, tissue scaffolds for tissue engineering, cosmetics, and keratin protein coatings for medical devices.
Keraplast has entered a collaborative agreement with Keratec Ltd, a New Zealand-based biotechnology company that produces products from natural sources, for the production of wound healing and orthopedic products. The company has also entered into a research and development agreement with the School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS. This partnership will involve continued fundamental research on keratin proteins and product development.
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