Product Roundup: Focus on Debridement

Healthpoint, Ltd.

Website: www.healthpoint.com, www.santyl.com
Contact: (800) 441-8227
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Founded: 1992

Product Lines: Oasis Wound Matrix, Hydrofera Blue Bacteriostatic Dressing, Collagenase; SANTYL® Ointment, Surgicept.

Description: Provide a more detailed description of one key product or service. Collagenase SANTYL® Ointment is the only FDA approved enzymatic debriding agent, and provides continuous, active micro-debridement of necrotic tissue in dermal ulcers (pressure, venous, arterial and diabetic) and severely burned areas, thus allowing granulation tissue to form and epithelialization to occur. SANTYL Ointment is appropriate for both initial debridement as well as maintenance debridement of necrotic tissue.

Arobella Medical, LLC

Website: www.arobella.com
Contact: 1-866-WOUNDS-Ø; service@arobella.com
Location: Minnetonka, MN
Founded: 2004

Product Lines: Qoustic Wound Therapy System

Description: The Qoustic Wound Therapy System®, advances debridement by delivering focused ultrasonic energy from the proprietary Qoustic Qurette®. As the Qoustic Qurette lightly contacts the wound bed it gently separates and removes unwanted tissue while preserving healthy granulation tissue. The focused ultrasonic energy provides superior wound bed preparation for other therapies, such as grafts and vacuum assisted closure. The portability of the Qoustic Wound Therapy System allows it to be used in many health care settings. Selective and non-selective sharps debridement codes are used for reimbursement.

Monarch Labs

Website: www.prospera-npwt.com
Contact: (949) 679-3000; Fax: (949) 679-3001; Info@MonarchLabs.com
Location: Irvine, CA
Founded: 2005

Product Lines: Medical Maggots, Creature Comforts, and LeFlap

Description: Medical Maggots brand of medicinal maggots are live fly larvae with a proven (and published) efficacy and safety record for debriding chronic wounds such as pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, and non-healing traumatic and post-surgical wounds.

Misonix, Inc.

Website: www.misonix.com
Contact: (800) 694-9612; sales@misonix.com
Location: Farmingdale, NY
Founded: 1955

Product Lines: Misonix® SonicOne®; Ultrasonic Wound Care System

Description: The Misonix SonicOne Wound Care system provides an extremely thorough debridement, with minimal pain sensation and excellent preservation of healthy soft tissue. The built in, adjustable irrigation system allows cell debris, bacteria and exudates to be easily flushed from the wound site, an important element in wound cleansing. The SonicOne has a large selection of probes designed to address the variety of wounds clinicians face on a daily basis. The unique shape of each probe provides direct contact with the wound bed, resulting in maximum wound debridement efficacy.