Journal of Woundcare Handbook

The professional's guide to wound product selection

ActiV.A.C. Therapy Unit

ActiV.A.C. Therapy Unit

Solventum (KCI Medical)

Description

Lightweight, portable V.A.C. therapy unit with intuitive touch screen allowing for easy navigation. Features include 14-hour battery life; detailed therapy history report; odour control and canisters with a gel sachet to solidify exudate.

Indications

Acute wounds (traumatic wounds, partial-thickness burns, flaps and grafts); sub-acute wounds (surgical dehiscence, abdominal); chronic wounds (pressure ulcers, venous and diabetic ulcers)

Contraindications

Malignancy in the wound; untreated osteomyelitis; non-enteric and unexplored fistulae; necrotic tissue with eschar present; direct placement of the V.A.C. dressing over exposed vital structures.

Price

One size, not on Drug Tariff

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