Dynamic computational simulations for evaluating tissue loads applied by regulated negative pressure-assisted wound therapy (RNPT) system for treating large wounds

Regulated negative pressure-assisted wound therapy (RNPT) is one of the most important wound treatment technologies developed and applied over the last two decades. To-date RNPT has been proven to be clinically effective in treating chronic wounds, however, the effects of different specific pressure delivery protocols on the progress and quality of tissue repair are not adequately understood yet. Here, we suggest a viscoelastic, three-dimensional finite element modeling framework of RNPT, with several realistic features such as a non-symmetrically configured multi-layered tissue structure.
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Source Type: research