PREVENA™ Incision Management System

PREVENA PLUS™ Incision Management System

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The First Disposable Powered Negative Pressure System Designed Specifically for the Management of Closed Surgical Incisions.

The PREVENA™ Incision Management System protects the incision from external contamination, helps hold incision edges together, removes fluid and infection materials, and delivers continuous negative pressure at -125mmHg for up to seven days.

PREVENA™ Incision Management System Features:

Single-patient use
Lightweight and portable
One-touch operation for continuous negative pressure -125mmHg up to 7 days
Multiple dressing options for linear, non-linear, and multiple incisions
Replaceable canister
Audible and visual alarms

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Overview
How it Works
Indications
Evidence & Outcomes
Ordering

Overview

Over 70 Clinical Publications Supporting Negative Pressure Incision Management

Easy to Use

Off-the-shelf disposable components
Easy to use PEEL & PLACE™ Dressings
CUSTOMIZABLE™ Dressing with SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Technology

Skin-friendly Interface Layer

Barrier to external contaminants
Contains 0.019% ionic silver that may help reduce bacterial colonization
Patient can shower with dressing in place

How it Works

About

Surgical Incision Protection

PREVENA™ Therapy helps manage and protect surgical incisions utilizing unique PEEL & PLACE™ Dressing or CUSTOMIZABLE™ Dressings by:

Helping hold incision edges together
Removing fluids and infectious materials
Acting as a barrier to external contamination
Delivering continuous negative pressure (-125mmHg) for up to 7 days

PREVENA™ Therapy Mechanisms of Action Video for Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Taiwan, Thailand, Venezuela, United States of America, Puerto Rico, Guam, Saipan, Caribbean Region Anguilla, Aruba, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Trinidad-and-Tobago, Bermuda, Chile, Bahamas and Nicaragua

PREVENA™ Therapy Mechanisms of Action Video for the rest of the world

Indications & Applications

INDICATIONS

For Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Taiwan, Thailand, Venezuela, United States of America, Puerto Rico, Guam, Saipan, Caribbean Region Anguilla, Aruba, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Trinidad-and-Tobago, Bermuda, Chile, Bahamas and Nicaragua, please follow the below indications: The PREVENA™ Incision Management System is intended to manage the environment of surgical incisions that continue to drain following sutured or stapled closure by maintaining a closed environment and removing exudate via the application of negative pressure wound therapy.

For the rest of the world, please follow the below indications:

The PREVENA™ Incision Management System is intended to manage the environment of closed surgical incisions and surround intact skin in patients at risk for developing post-operative complications, such as infection, by maintaining a closed environment via the application of a negative pressure wound therapy system to the incision. The PREVENA™ Incision Dressing skin interface layer with silver reduced microbial colonization in the fabric.

The PREVENA™ Incision Management System is intended to manage the environment for surgical incisions that continue to drain following sutured or stapled closure by maintaining a closed environment and removing exudate via the application of negative pressure wound therapy.

For maximum benefit, the PREVENA™ Incision Management System should be applied immediately post surgery to clean surgically closed wounds. It is to be continuously applied for a minimum of 2 days up to a maximum of 7 days. It can transition home with the patient; however, all PREVENA™ Dressing changes should be performed under direct medical supervision.

Instructions for Use

Product Instructions for Use

Clinical Solutions for

Incision Management

PREVENA™ Therapy is supported by over 70 clinical publications.

TITLE	STUDY TYPE	DATE	AUTHORS
Experience with a new negative pressure incision management system in prevention of groin wound infection in vascular surgery patients.	Comparative retrospective study	2013	Matatov T, et al.
Negative pressure wound therapy use to decrease surgical nosocomial events in colorectal resections (NEPTUNE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.	Retrospective study	2015	Chadi SA, et al.
Prevention of surgical site infections in high-risk patients with laparotomy incisions using negative-pressure therapy. American Journal of Surgery.	Retrospective study	2013	Blackham AU, et al.
Effect of single-use negative pressure wound therapy on postcesarean infections and wound complications for high-risk patients.	Prospective study	2015	Swift SH, Zimmerman MB, Hardy-Fairbanks AJ
Incisional negative-pressure wound therapy versus conventional dressings following abdominal wall reconstruction: a comparative study.	Retrospective study	2013	Conde-Green A, et al.
Effect of surgical incision management on wound infections in a poststernotomy patient population.	Prospective study	2014	Grauhan O, et al.

TITLE Experience with a new negative pressure incision management system in prevention of groin wound infection in vascular surgery patients.
View Abstract on PubMed

STUDY TYPE All levels

DATE 2013

AUTHORS Matatov T, et al.

TITLE Negative pressure wound therapy use to decrease surgical nosocomial events in colorectal resections (NEPTUNE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
View Abstract on PubMed

STUDY TYPE All levels

DATE 2015

AUTHORS Chadi SA, et al.

TITLE Prevention of surgical site infections in high-risk patients with laparotomy incisions using negative-pressure therapy. American Journal of Surgery.
View Abstract on PubMed

STUDY TYPE All levels

DATE 2013

AUTHORS Blackham AU, et al.

TITLE Effect of single-use negative pressure wound therapy on postcesarean infections and wound complications for high-risk patients.
View Abstract on PubMed

STUDY TYPE All levels

DATE 2015

AUTHORS Swift SH, Zimmerman MB, Hardy-Fairbanks AJ

TITLE Incisional negative-pressure wound therapy versus conventional dressings following abdominal wall reconstruction: a comparative study.
View Abstract on PubMed

STUDY TYPE All levels

DATE 2013

AUTHORS Conde-Green A, et al.

TITLE Effect of surgical incision management on wound infections in a poststernotomy patient population.
View Abstract on PubMed

STUDY TYPE All levels

DATE 2014

AUTHORS Grauhan O, et al.

Ordering

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Product Codes

PRODUCT

NHSSC Code

KCI Code

ORDERING OPTION

PREVENA™ PEEL & PLACE™ System Kit – 13cm

PREVENA™ 125 Therapy Unit , PEEL & PLACE™ Dressing – 13cm , PREVENA™ Patch Strips, PREVENA™ 45ml Canister, PREVENA™ 125 Therapy Unit Carrying Case, PREVENA™ Therapy V.A.C.^®Connector, Ruler with sticker

ELZ850

PRE1101

1 Kit

PREVENA™PEEL & PLACE™ System Kit – 20cm

PREVENA™ 125 Therapy Unit , PEEL & PLACE™ Dressing – 20cm , PREVENA™ Patch Strips, PREVENA™ 45ml Canister, PREVENA™ 125 Therapy Unit Carrying Case, PREVENA™ Therapy V.A.C.^®Connector

ELZ283

PRE1001

1 Kit

PREVENA PLUS™ CUSTOMIZABLE™System Kit(For use on non-linear or up to 90cm linear incisions)

PREVENA™ CUSTOMIZABLE™ Dressing with hydrocolloid, SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad, V.A.C.^®Drape, Ruler with sticker, Hydrocolloid strips, PREVENA PLUS™ 150ml Canister with PREVENA PLUS™ Connector, PREVENA PLUS™ 125 Therapy Unit, PREVENA PLUS™ Carrying Case, PREVENA PLUS™ Therapy Unit AC Power Cord and Adaptor

ELZ821

PRE4001

1 Kit