Biomaterial Database

A simple device for vacuum-assisted closure therapy in noncontiguous wounds. 2008

Filippo Boriani, and Maria Alessandra Bocchiotti

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. filippo.boriani@fastwebnet.it

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001458	Bandages	Material used for wrapping or binding any part of the body.	Dressings,Bandage,Dressing
D013525	Surgical Instruments	Hand-held tools or implements used by health professionals for the performance of surgical tasks.	Clamps, Surgical,Clips, Surgical,Clips, Tantalum,Forceps,Hooks, Surgical,Plugs, Surgical,Scissors, Surgical,Speculum,Surgical Clamps,Surgical Clips,Surgical Hooks,Surgical Plugs,Surgical Scissors,Surgical Valves,Trocar,Valves, Surgical,Clamp, Surgical,Clip, Surgical,Clips,Hook, Surgical,Instrument, Surgical,Plug, Surgical,Surgical Clamp,Surgical Clip,Surgical Hook,Surgical Plug,Surgical Valve,Valve, Surgical,Clip,Clip, Tantalum,Forcep,Instruments, Surgical,Speculums,Surgical Instrument,Tantalum Clip,Tantalum Clips,Trocars
D014945	Wound Healing	Restoration of integrity to traumatized tissue.	Healing, Wound,Healings, Wound,Wound Healings
D014947	Wounds and Injuries	Damage inflicted on the body as the direct or indirect result of an external force, with or without disruption of structural continuity.	Injuries,Physical Trauma,Trauma,Injuries and Wounds,Injuries, Wounds,Research-Related Injuries,Wounds,Wounds and Injury,Wounds, Injury,Injury,Injury and Wounds,Injury, Research-Related,Physical Traumas,Research Related Injuries,Research-Related Injury,Trauma, Physical,Traumas,Wound
D054843	Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy	The application of a vacuum across the surface of a wound through a foam dressing cut to fit the wound. This removes wound exudates, reduces build-up of inflammatory mediators, and increases the flow of nutrients to the wound thus promoting healing.	Negative-Pressure Dressings,Topical Negative-Pressure Therapy,Vacuum-Assisted Closure,Closure, Vacuum-Assisted,Closures, Vacuum-Assisted,Dressing, Negative-Pressure,Dressings, Negative-Pressure,Negative Pressure Dressings,Negative Pressure Wound Therapy,Negative-Pressure Dressing,Negative-Pressure Therapies, Topical,Negative-Pressure Therapy, Topical,Negative-Pressure Wound Therapies,Therapies, Negative-Pressure Wound,Therapies, Topical Negative-Pressure,Therapy, Negative-Pressure Wound,Therapy, Topical Negative-Pressure,Topical Negative Pressure Therapy,Topical Negative-Pressure Therapies,Vacuum Assisted Closure,Vacuum-Assisted Closures,Wound Therapies, Negative-Pressure,Wound Therapy, Negative-Pressure