CASE Smith & Nephew PICO 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System - 15 x 15cm (3 Packs)

• Introducing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)
• NPWT has multiple mechanisms of action that improve the speed, strength and quality of wound healing
• NPWT can lead to fewer dressing changes and faster healing of chronic wounds
• NPWT reduces patient mobility and improves quality of life
• PICO multi-function dressings provide you and your patients with the benefits of a gentle, absorbent and evaporative dressing that has also been engineered to ensure effective negative pressure is delivered on to the wound
• PICO's NPWT may help save time and money

Benefits

PICO can be used with or without fillers 

• A full assessment of the wound is recommended before considering whether it is appropriate to use a wound filler or to apply the PICO dressing directly to the wound
• - Wound depth under 2cm the PICO dressing can be applied directly to the wound without the need for a filler
• - Wound depth greater than 0.5cm (1/4in) are likely to require a filler to ensure adequate treatment of all the wound surfaces.

Device performance 

• - PICO pump is more than twice as effective at dealing with air leaks, as its predecessor
• - This vastly improved efficiency could support healthcare professionals in delivering negative pressure and could potentially be used in problematic ‘hard to seal’ awkward areas

Ease of use 

• - New user interface with a dressing full indicator optimising dressing changes 
• - Area to write start date of therapy helping with healthcare protocol

QoL for the patient 

• - Quiet just got even quieter 
• - New belt clip for greater portability