Precision debridement across various wound types
Demonstrated performance for different patient profiles and wound types1-7
The VERSAJET◊ II is suitablefor the following wounds and procedures:
Burn injuries
Suitable for mid-dermal and deep partial thickness burns of varied etiology*, to clear and prepare the site for flaps and grafts.6
Use the VERSAJET II System to help:
- Manage necrosis and preserve viable tissue with depth control.3,6
- Access potentially difficult or sensitive anatomical areas in pediatric and adult patients.3,6
- Removes contaminants that may cause infection.3,6-11
- Tangentially incise, for immediate or staged closure.3,6
- Facilitated the usage and adherence of biological dressings in a case study.3,6
Watch: The treatment of burn and chronic wounds with the VERSAJET II System and NPWT >
Trauma wounds
Debridement and evacuation of large areas of non-viable tissue, such as road rash and embedded debris.
Use the VERSAJET II System to help:
- Open fractures and evulsions, de-gloving and crushing injuries and by removing contaminants that may cause infection.3,6-11
- Preserve viable tissue, even in cavities and contoured wounds.4-7
- potentially reduce serial debridement procedures and length of stay.1
Watch: Treatment of large trauma wounds with NPWT and the VERSAJET II System >
Orthopaedic surgery**
Selective debridement of soft tissue and metal debris to facilitate help revision and wound closure.1-3
Use the VERSAJET II System to help:
- Remove bone and metal fragments from peri-implant tissue.2
- One-stage revision, potentially reducing further surgery.8
Watch: The VERSAJET II System in foot and ankle surgery >
Plastic reconstruction
Prepare a clean, even wound bed for skin graft or flap preparation.1-3,12
Use the VERSAJET II System to help:
- Exfoliative disorders, pressure ulcers and abscesses by removing non-viable tissue.2,12
- Reduce bacteria and other inhibitory elements.3,6-11
- Achieve fewer serial debridement procedures, potentially reducing wound closure time and length of stay.1
- Helps provide a clean wound bed for other treatments, such as NPWT.2,12
Chronic wounds
Remove non-viable tissue and barriers to wound closure and prepare wounds for other treatments such as NPWT.8,13,14
Use the VERSAJET II System to help:
- Venous or arterial ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers and pressure ulcers, by removing non-viable tissue.8,13,14
- Create a clean wound bed ready for grafts and synthetic dressings.1-3,8,13,14
- Reduce bacterial burden and inhibitory elements.3,6-11
Watch: Expert wound panel discussion, featuring the VERSAJET◊II System >
For further help in reducing surgical site complications
Prophylactic use of the PICO◊ Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (SNPWT) has demonstrated potential to reduce surgical site complications such as infection and dehiscence.15
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Helping you get CLOSER TO ZERO◊ delay in wound healing.
*other methods of debridement may be required for certain types of eschar or necrotic tissue, such as full thickness
**Precaution: When used on wounds where bone, tendon or other hard tissue may be encountered during the debridement procedure, excessive spraying and/or misting may occur due to the interruption of the stream of sterile saline by hard tissues.
Warning: This device should be used with particular care in patients with hemophilia or other blood clotting disorders and in patients receiving anti-coagulant medication.
For detailed product information, including indications for use, contraindications, precautions and warnings, please consult the product’s Instructions for Use (IFU) prior to use.
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References
1) Granick, MS et al. Efficacy and Cost Effectiveness of a High-Powered Parallel Waterjet for Wound Debridement. Wound Repair & Regeneration, 2006. 14, 394-397.
2) Granick, MS et al. Toward a common language: Surgical Wound Bed Preparation and Debridement. Wound Repair & Regeneration, 2006. 14, S1-S10.
3) Cubison CS et al. Dermal preservation using the VERSAJET Hydrosurgery System for Debridement of Paediatric Burns. Burns, 2006. 32, 714-720.
4) Matsumura H et al. The Estimation of Tissue Loss During Tangential Hydrosurgical Debridement. Ann Plast. Surg, 2012. 69, 521-525.
5) Gurunluoglu R. Experiences with Waterjet Hydrosurgery System in Wound Debridement. World J. Emerg. Surg. 2007. 2, 10.
6) Gravante G, Delogu D, Esposito G & Montone A. VERSAJET hydrosurgery versus classic escharectomy for burn debridement: a prospective randomised trial. J. Burn Care Res. 2007. 720-4.
7) McCardle JE. VERSAJET Hydroscalpel: Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulceration. British Journal of Nursing, 2006. 15, Tissue Viability Supplement.
8) Mosti G et al. The Debridement of Chronic Leg Ulcers by Means of a New Fluidjet-Based Device. Wounds, 2006. 18, 227-237.
9) Liu J, Ho JH, Chukwu C, Krol J and Galiano RD. Comparing the Hydrosurgery System to Conventional Debridement Techniques for the Treatment of Delayed Healing Wounds: A Prospective, Randomised Clinical Trial to Investigate the Clinical Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness. 22nd Annual Meeting of the Wound Heal. 2012, 12-48.
10) Granick MS, Tenenhaus M, Knox KR, Ulm JP. Comparison of Wound Irrigation and Tangential Hydrodissection in Bacterial Clearance of Contaminated Wounds: Results of a Randomised, Controlled Clinical Study. Ostomy. Wound. Manage. 2007. 53, 64-6, 68-70, 72.
11) Schwatz J, Lantis JC, Gendics CAE. Surgical Debridement Alone Does Not Adequately Reduce Planktonic Bioburden in Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds. 23rd Annual Meeting of the Wound Healing Society. SAWC Spring / WHS Joint Meeting; Silver (25th) Anniversary of the Wound Healing Society Col. 13-50, 2013.
12) Vanwijck R et al. Immediate Skin Grafting of Sub-Acute and Chronic Wounds Debrided by Hydrosurgery. J. Plast. Reconstr. Aesthet. Surg. 2010. 63, 544-9.
13) Mosti G et al. The Debridement of Hard to Heal Leg Ulcers by Means of a New Device Based on Fluidjet Technology. International Wound Journal, 2005. 307-314.
14) Caputo W et al. A prospective Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Hydrosurgery Debridement with Conventional Surgical Debridement in Lower Extremity UIcers. International Wound Journal, 2008. No. 2, 228-294.
15) Strugala V and Martin R. Meta-analysis of comparative trials evaluating a prophylactic single-use negative pressure wound therapy system for the prevention of surgical site complications. Surgical Infections Vol 18 Number 07 (2017). DOI: 10.1089/sur.2017.156. 810-819.