This primary case series study will demonstrate the safety and feasibility of the NP-PWD technology and treatment protocol to promote healing of surgical incision healing. In a first use in humans of the NP-PWD's capability to deliver negative pressure wound treatment (NPWT), this project will gather data from patients with elective surgical incisions, with the intention to evaluate the NPWT capability for future use in more tenuous situations of wound closure.
A case series study of 10 subjects will be conducted by enrolling patients who are scheduled for elective surgical incisions. Patients will be screened for inclusion criteria and asked to consent to participate in the study for single application treatment with the NP-PWD for 3-6 days. Initial evaluation of the incision would occur on Day 0, including screening, pre-procedure evaluation, measurement and photography of the closed surgical incision. Follow up data is then gathered Day 3-6 with removal of the NP-PWD, surgical incision assessment and photography, and assessment for adverse effects. Day 9-14 follow up include the same assessments of progression of wound closure. Gathered clinical data of the 10 subjects will be used to evaluate the safety in using the NPWT device for effective wound healing.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
Application of NP-PWD device.
Northeast Baptist
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Incidence of treatment-related adverse events.
Safety is assessed by recording each adverse event (AE) occurring during the period the patient has the study device applied and throughout the entire enrollment period.
Time frame: Three to six days post application.
Rate of successful application of the NP-PWD device
Descriptive data collected: device application, device removal, adverse device effects, device errors, device complications, and resultant in healing status of the surgical incision.
Time frame: Three to fourteen days post application
Incidence of treatment-related adverse events.
Safety is assessed by recording each adverse event (AE) occurring during the period the patient has the study device applied and throughout the entire enrollment period.
Time frame: Fourteen days post application.
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