Wound care

Chronic wound care

Medi-Solfen^® has the potential to treat chronic wounds such as ulcers.

Chronic wounds affect millions of people globally, a number expected to rise significantly due to the increasing proportion of elderly patients living longer.

There are three main types of chronic wounds: venous leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers and pressure ulcers. The research team were initially focused on the development of our technology for the treatment of venous leg ulcers, which represent 80% of all chronic ulcers.

Cleansing chronic wounds of local barriers, such as dead tissue, is known as debridement which is an essential process to facilitate efficient healing. It has been shown that faster, more complete healing is achieved with frequent debridement. However, this process is not well tolerated and patients will often ask clinicians to stop before the procedure is completed, or avoid the procedure altogether, due to the pain and discomfort.

Offering extended hours of pain relief, ensures patient comfort and tolerance of the procedure. This pain also extends beyond completion of the procedure. Chronic pain is highly complex, may extend over months or years, and has enormous implications for a patient’s quality of life, causing decreased activities of daily living, sleep disturbance, reduced mobility and social withdrawal.