New V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing makes negative
pressure wound therapy more accessible, less painful
ST.
PAUL, Minn., Sept. 10,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Solventum (NYSE: SOLV)
today announced the launch of the V.A.C.® Peel and Place
Dressing, an integrated dressing and drape that can be applied in
less than two minutesi and worn by patients for up to
seven daysii.
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. Ralph J. Napolitano, Jr,
DPM, CWSP, FACFAS, director of Wound Care and Healing at OrthoNeuro
in Columbus, OH. "This product is
an important innovation in wound care that has the potential to
improve outcomes, save both time and money, and enhance the overall
patient and clinician experience."
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 Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS, a practicing wound and
ostomy care nurse with over four decades of experience. "Because
wound care often extends beyond a hospital stay, making the
treatment less burdensome and less painful allows patients to get
back to their lives more quickly and enables clinicians to ensure
consistency of care throughout the healing journey."
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 Chris Barry, executive vice president and group
president, Medical Surgical, Solventum. "We are proud to be a
pioneering leader in wound care, and we will continue our legacy of
innovation by empowering and equipping healthcare providers with
the tools they need to deliver better, smarter, and safer
treatments to their patients."
Previewed in 2023 at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, the
V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing is available now in
the United States and Canada. Additional global regulatory
submissions and approvals are pending.
About Solventum
At Solventum, we enable better,
smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a
long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers'
toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the
intersection of health, material and data science that change
patients' lives for the better — while empowering healthcare
professionals to perform at their best. See how at
Solventum.com.
Disclosures
Dr. Napolitano is a consultant and speaker for Solventum and
Engineered Tissue Solutions. He is also a speaker for Ortho
Dermatologics.
Dot Weir is a consultant and speaker
for Solventum.
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 V.A.C. Peel
and Place dressing. 2023.
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 V.A.C. Peel and Place Claim. 2024.
iv 510(k) K222859 [V.A.C. Peel and Place dressing];
SAT-TEST-RPT-05-893424 Ganymede FDA System Test 2022 [V.A.C. Peel
and Place dressing]; SAT-TEST-RPT-05-794416 FDA System Functional
Test Report [V.A.C./Dermatac/Granufoam system] 72 hr performance
test. 2022.
*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 Jan
4;7(1):e2087.
vi KCI, Cumulative NPWT Wounds. 2021.
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