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3M™ V.A.C.® Whitefoam™ Dressing

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Ideal for tunneling wounds, undermining wounds and situations where hyper-granulation is likely to occur. Our 3M™ V.A.C.® Whitefoam Dressing offers a versatile polyvinyl solution to help bolster split thickness skin grafts. We designed our disposable, single-use, sterile packaged dressing for use with 3M™ V.A.C.® Therapy Units and the 3M™ Prevena™ Plus 125 Therapy Unit.

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A higher tensile strength solution for tunneling and undermined wounds

Enhance your wound management with the 3M™ V.A.C.® Whitefoam Dressing. Featuring a dense, open-cell white polyvinyl alcohol foam with a higher tensile strength than our 3M™ V.A.C.® Granufoam Dressing, our 3M™ V.A.C.® Whitefoam Dressing requires a minimum pressure setting of -125mmHg for tunneling and undermining wounds. Designed to minimize patient discomfort, you can apply this dressing over full thickness skin grafts (FTSG) or in hyper-granulation-prone situations. As a moisture-retaining dressing that’s packaged and pre-moistened with sterile water, it also helps reduce the likelihood of adherence to the wound base. For optimal pressure distribution, we recommend using a V.A.C. Granufoam® Dressing over the 3M™ V.A.C.® Whitefoam Dressing.
Only V.A.C.® Therapy provides:

10% shorter length of stay1* (13.0 vs. 14.5 days, p < 0.0001)

Early† vs. Late initiation of V.A.C.® Therapy results in up to 50% shorter length of stay.1-4 *A retrospective observational database study of 21,638 patients with a variety of wound types. 3M n=18,385, Competitor n=3,250. Analysis of patients receiving NPWT in 3M NPWT hospitals vs. Competitor NPWT hospitals. †Patient must qualify per Payor Contracting. Used with the ActiV.A.C. Therapy System.

Reduced hospital readmission rates

Lower all-cause 30-day Readmission Rates.1

Lower hospital charges1

Compared to competitor NPWT, V.A.C.® Therapy can help reduce costs.

The 3M™ V.A.C.® Granufoam Dressing, the 3M™ V.A.C.® Whitefoam Dressing, the 3M™ SensaT.R.A.C.™ Pad and tubing contain no metallic components that would require removal prior to MRI.
Higher tensile strength makes it easy to place and remove from tunnels and undermining Increased density for restricted in-growth of granulation tissue for a more comfortable dressing change
  • Ideal for tunneling and undermined wounds due to its higher tensile strength.
  • Less adherent than standard V.A.C.® Dressings.
  • Pre-moistened with sterile water.
  • Hydrophilic polyvinyl alcohol foam.
  • Available in small and large dressing sizes as foam only or part of a 3M™ V.A.C.® Whitefoam™ Dressing Kit (includes dressing and 3M™ SensaT.R.A.C.™ Pad Tubing).
  • Recommended in situations where hyper-granulation responses are likely.
  • Comfortable and versatile wound dressing helps bolster flaps and may be used over skin grafts.
  • Requires higher pressure from -125 mmHg to -175 mmHg to provide adequate negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) distribution.

Suggested Applications

  • Painful wounds.
  • Superficial wounds.
  • Tunneling/sinus tracts/undermining.
  • Wounds that require controlled growth of granulation tissue.
  • Deep trauma wounds.
  • Diabetic foot ulcers.
  • Dry wounds.
  • Skin-graft placement (including dermal substitutes).
  • Venous Insufficiency Ulcers.

Legal

  • 1Law, A., Beach, K. Hospital stay costs associated with negative pressure wound therapy. Poster Presented at: SAWC; October 16-18, 2014; Las Vegas, NV.
  • 2Baharestani MM, Houliston-Otto DB, Barnes S. Early versus late initiation of negative pressure wound therapy: examining the impact home care length of stay. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2008;54(11):48-53.
  • 3Driver VR, de Leon JM. Health economic implications for wound care and limb preservation. J Managed Care Med. 2008;1(11):13-19.
  • 4Kaplan M, Daly D, Stemkowski S. Early intervention of negative pressure wound therapy using vacuum-assisted closure in trauma patients: impact on hospital length of stay and cost. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2009;3(22):128-132.

Product specifications

Brand
Brand

V.A.C.®

Overall Length (Imperial)
Overall Length (Imperial)

3.94 in

Overall Width (Metric)
Overall Width (Metric)

7.5 cm

Overall Length (Metric)
Overall Length (Metric)

10 cm

Category Name
Category Name

NPWT Dressings

Size
Size

Large, Small

Overall Thickness (Imperial)
Overall Thickness (Imperial)

393.7 mil

Overall Thickness (Metric)
Overall Thickness (Metric)

1 cm

Overall Width (Imperial)
Overall Width (Imperial)

2.95 in

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Solventum NPWT Solutions Brochure

Solventum NPWT Solutions Brochure

Better, smarter, safer health care to improve lives. Solventum negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) solutions to meet your patients’ needs. Your choice for trusted, reliable NPWT. Depend on the exclusive combination of science-driven technology and evidence-based solutions of the 3M NPWT portfolio to help promote healing in a wide variety of acute and chronic wound types.

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