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Dedicated dressings for specific wound applications

Chronic and acute wounds can be complex and difficult to heal. That’s why KCI has designed and developed V.A.C.^® Therapy dressing systems specifically created to help you in meeting your wound healing goals. These advanced dressing systems employ three technologies depending on wound type and desired wound healing goals:

V.A.C. GranuFoam Silver®

An advanced silver dressing specifically designed to help provide a protective barrier to reduce bacteria, yeast and fungi. For use with InfoV.A.C.^®, ActiV.A.C.^®, V.A.C. ATS^® and V.A.C. Freedom^®.

• Direct and complete contact with the wound bed
• Continuous delivery of silver directly to the wound bed
• Effective microbial kill^[1]
• Easy to use

V.A.C.® GranuFoam®

An advanced wound dressing to assist granulation and enhance exudate removal. For use with InfoV.A.C.^®, ActiV.A.C.^®, V.A.C. Instill^®, V.A.C. ATS^® and V.A.C. Freedom^®.

• Flexible design adapts to the contours of deep and irregularly shaped wounds
• Open reticulated pore sizes of 400–600 micrometers assist granulation^{[2, 3]}
• Open pore nature of V.A.C.^® GranuFoam^® ensures equal distribution of the negative pressure at the wound site^[4]
• Hydrophobic, open pore structure helps facilitate exudate removal

V.A.C.® WhiteFoam

A versatile and comfortable advanced wound dressing. For use with InfoV.A.C.^®, ActiV.A.C.^®, V.A.C. Instill^®, V.A.C. ATS^® and V.A.C. Freedom^®. 

• Non-adherent material helps promote graft survival
• High tensile strength ideal for wounds with tunnels or undermining
• Increased density for restricted in-growth of granulation tissue for a more comfortable dressing change
• Helps protect delicate underlying structures

References

^{1 Representative microbial in-vitro test data; KCI internal data on file.
 
2 Joseph E., Hamori CA., Bergman S., Roaf E., Swann N., Anastasi G. Prospective Randomized Trial of Vacuum- Assisted Closure versus Standard Therapy of Chronic Non-healing Wounds. Wounds, 2000; 12(3): 60–67.}

^{3 Michael P. Clare, MD; Timothy Fitzgibbons, MD; Scott T. McMullen, MD; R. Colleen Stice, MD; Dennis F. Hayes, MD; Loree Henkel, MSN, RN, Experience with Vacuum Assisted Closure Negative Pressure Technique in the Treatment of Non-Healing Diabetic and Dysvascular Wounds: 2002 Foot and Ankle International.}

^{4 Webb, J, Am Acad Orthop Surg 2002; 10: 303–311}