health & safety firegeezer on 02 Jul 2008 03:50 pm
Med Tech News
For the Paramedics:
There is a new medical dressing coming on to the market that offers great advances in healing therapy and prevents the intrusion of microbes into the wound.
Starting off with the technical jargon: The CMB Antimicrobial Wound Dressing with Prosit is a single-layer dressing consisting of a polyester fabric layer containing biocompatible, proprietary formulas which are held in position on the polyester with a biocompatible binder.
In other words, it is a wound dressing that is permeated with some secret stuff that is inert when it is dry. But when it is moistened, the “secret stuff” is activated and creates a miniature electrical current that sets up a barrier and prevents microbial penetration. It kills bacteria, viruses, fungus, mold and yeast.
Using this dressing on wounds hastens healing and drastically lowers the pain as well. It can be left on for 3 days before needing to be changed.
Firegeezer expects that this will soon be downsized into ambulance-ready dressings for street use within 3-4 years.
The Silverleaf Medical Products website has an information page HERE.
You can read the product report in .pdf format HERE.
