This next-generation negative pressure wound therapy device was cleared by the FDA in March and now KCI is announcing its availability for Q3 of this year. This mobile healing tech is the best of its kind developed by KCI, which means clinicians and patients will soon benefit from a very powerful instrument.

“For more than 15 years, V.A.C.® Therapy has transformed the treatment of wounds, and we have taken this great healing technology and ‘re-revolutionized’ it with patients in mind,” said Catherine Burzik, KCI president and CEO. “The best thing the people of KCI can do is continue to create technologies that deliver convenience, comfort and healthy outcomes for patients. I envision a future where KCI delivers healing solutions with even greater mobility, off-the-shelf accessibility and broader application across all wound types.”

Apart from shortening the patients' length of stay in a hospital and eliminating the need for insurance authorizations before discharge, the single-click method of operation will also make training and treatment very easy. Medical professionals are very enthusiastic about the new V.A.C. Via Therapy System and such is the case of Allen Gabriel, quoted in the lines that follow.

“This product represents a win for patients, a win for providers and a win for clinicians at the point of care,” according to Allen Gabriel, M.D., assistant professor, surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center and chief of plastic surgery, Southwest Washington Medical Center. “It builds on V.A.C.® Therapy, taking its clinical efficacy and making it more convenient than ever. I’ve prescribed V.A.C.® Therapy for years and am convinced this is going to transform patient care. It simplifies the discharge process and that not only stands to increase the quality of care for patients, but also promises to reduce cost of care for hospitals.”


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