Cath Lab Digest

  WoundVision^™(Indianapolis, IN), healthcare industry pioneer in advanced wound detection technology, recently introduced a revolutionary predictive bedside thermographic imaging system. The WoundVision^® system brings knowledge to the bedside by acquiring, analyzing, and applying essential patient data to inform healthcare providers in the development of effective treatment and care plans. With the imaging system, healthcare providers can objectively predict and track pressure ulcers and other wounds to optimize patient outcomes, comply with government regulations, and improve financial performance. The first-of-its-kind solution cost-effectively brings knowledge bedside, enabling staff to both stay more informed and increase the quality of care.

  As pressure ulcer incidence continues to rise and cause problems throughout all levels of the healthcare industry, caregivers and healthcare executives are now more than ever are feeling the need for a long-term solution. Upon implementation of the imaging system, caregivers are able to complete a comprehensive questionnaire tailored to each individual patient, which aids in detecting not only pressure ulcers and wounds, but also other health risks including malnutrition, dehydration, infection, deep vein thrombosis, incontinence, and more. Next, caregivers are able to perform a full-body, non-contact scan with the system. The lightweight, portable, imaging device produces real-time digital and infrared thermographic images that are captured and analyzed by integrated software that detects metabolic activity under the surface of the skin to identify issues unseen by the naked eye. As the system has been in development for nearly five years, it is clear that an all-inclusive, long-term solution in wound care has never been in higher demand.

  For more information, visit www.woundvision.com.