A novel and inexpensive device known as the wound pump has been invented by Daielle Zurovcik, which is a portable wound-healing device.
This negative pressure pump helps to heal acute and chronic wounds, which will be affordable to low-income populations because it does not need electricity or batteries to operate and has a unique, simplified design.
After surgery a patient requires care for an amputated limb or the open wounds of a fractured bone. Vacuum pumps speed healing by removing bacteria and fluids that accumulates on, and around the injury.
These pumps need to be rented and are pretty expensive thus creating a barrier for utilizing in medical relief efforts and also in disaster zones. The treatment of open wounds drains significant resources in all healthcare systems.
Also NPWT (Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy) devices are typically not accessible, due to high costs, required training, limited portability and high electrical power requirements.
This NPWT device has been clinically demonstrated to speed the healing time of open wounds, while reducing the risk of infection and the amount of scarring. It has been proven to heal chronic wounds that would not otherwise heal on their own.
This new innovation hopes to reduce the cost of the product by about 90 percent compared to the typical negative pressure wound pumps currently available on the market.
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