March / April 2008
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QOUSTIC WOUND THERAPY SYSTEM GENTLY CLEANS AND HELPS HEAL CHRONIC WOUNDS
The Qoustic Wound Therapy System advances the use of low-frequency cavitational ultrasound for wound care. The product offers a safe, cost-effective alternative to painful sharps debridement and other surgical modalities. The Qoustic Wound Therapy System assists healing by gently removing dead or diseased tissue cells and bacteria, leaving healthy and pre-healing granulation tissue intact. It is also useful in preparing the wound bed for other therapies, such as grafts and flaps.
Low-frequency ultrasound debride-ment is emerging as a preferred method of care for many types of wounds, including pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers, infected wounds, burns and other chronic wounds. Five to seven million people each year in the United States require treatment for chronic wounds resulting from ulcers, sores, burns, fistulas and other conditions. A significant number of people with chronic wounds have diabetes, and rapid growth of the diabetic population is increasing the need for advanced wound care.
The Qoustic Wound Therapy System removes harmful bacteria and biofilm and improves wound bed circulation. The system’s unique, dome-shaped Qoustic Qurette vibrates at 35 kHz, converting electrical energy to ultrasound waves and focusing them intensively on the wound. Sterile saline solution transfers the ultrasonic energy to the wound, where tiny vibrating gas bubbles and cellular-level fluid movement separate dead and harmful cells from healthy tissue. As a result, dead and harmful cells are fragmented and destroyed, thus aiding in their easy removal with the edge of the Qoustic Qurette.
The Qoustic Wound Therapy System is portable and can be used in many health care settings – including the bedside – by certified wound care specialists, including physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists and podiatrists. The system reduces splash and aerosolization. It can reduce wound care costs in several ways: fast setup, no required disposables, short procedure times, effective procedures that reduce debridement frequency, efficient use of saline and fast cleanup. The system has FDA 510(k) clearance and uses established reimbursement codes for selective and non-selective surgical debridement and active wound care management.
Arobella Medical, LLC
RRC #2032
RRC #2032
