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News from March 2009

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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Smith & Nephew Inc.'s Advanced Wound Management division introduces the RENASYS EZ negative pressure wound therapy system and the portable RENASYS GO negative pressure wound therapy product. Together, these Smith & Nephew products offer NPWT for the continuum of wound care. [...]

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Smith & Nephew announce symposium for optimizing outcomes in burn care

Clinical Specialists to Present Clinical Experience at American Burn Association Meeting St. Petersburg, FL – March 24, 2009 – Smith & Nephew Inc’s Advanced Wound Management division (LSE: SN; NYSE: SNN) will host a clinical symposium titled “Optimizing Outcomes in Burn Care” at the 41st Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association.  At this symposium, top burn specialists will present their clinical work with Smith & Nephew’s VERSAJETTM Hydrosurgery system, ACTICOATTM antimicrobial barrier dressings, and RENASYSTM Negative Pressure Wound Therapy products, and their synergistic use of these products to manage complex burn wounds and soft tissue injuries.  The symposium begins at 12:15pm on Thursday, March 26th in Room 007AB/Convention Center of the San Antonio Convention Center. [...]

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Smith & Nephew announces system for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Smith & Nephew’s Advanced Wound Management division announced the U.S. launch of its new RENASYS EZ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) system. RENASYS EZ allows clinicians to use variable pressure control, enables clinicians to treat surgical, traumatic or chronic wounds according to the individual needs of the patient and the characteristics of the patient’s wound. RENASYS EZ can be used with both the foam and gauze wound interfaces, allowing for broader therapy selection from a single supplier. [...]

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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Smith & Nephew Inc.'s Advanced Wound Management division introduces the RENASYS™ EZ negative pressure wound therapy system and the portable RENASYS™ GO negative pressure wound therapy product. Together, these Smith & Nephew products offer NPWT for the continuum of wound care.

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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy goes mobile with RENASYSGO

Smith & Nephew has released a new negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) device specifically designed for people who want/need to ambulate. Unlike its larger cousins, the RENASYS GO can be worn around the neck like a fashionable MP3 player. Except, it sucks at your gross wound, but no one has to know. [...]

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