SPECIFICATIONS

The V.A.C.Ulta™ Therapy Unit provides negative pressure for each system when used with the appropriate dressings:

• V.A.C.^® Therapy with V.A.C.^® GranuFoam™ Dressing and V.A.C.^® WhiteFoam Dressing
• V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Instillation Therapy with V.A.C. VeraFlo™ and V.A.C. VeraFlo Cleanse™ Dressing

The V.A.C.^® Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System is an integrated wound management system that provides V.A.C.^®Therapy, plus additional therapeutic selections that allow for wound healing customization, offering a flexible approach to wound care.

To have a KCI representative contact you with additional information on the V.A.C.Ulta^™ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System, please fill out the following form.

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USER MANUAL

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The V.A.C.Ulta^™ Therapy System is an integrated wound therapy system that provides NPWT with an instillation option.

• It provides proven V.A.C.^® Negative Pressure Wound Therapy as practiced today
• And it also provides V.A.C. VeraFlo^™ Therapy which consists of V.A.C.^® Therapy coupled with automated, controlled delivery and removal of topical wound solutions in the wound bed

	V.A.C.® Therapy Dressings		V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Therapy Dressings
*lowest value = highest level of hydrophobicity **Granulation thickness based on histology; results have not yet been confirmed in human studies.
Dressing Property	V.A.C.®GranuFoam™Dressing	V.A.C.®WhiteFoam Dressing	V.A.C. VeraFlo™Dressing	V.A.C. VeraFlo Cleanse™Dressing
Material	Black Polyurethane ether	White Polyvinyl alcohol	Black Polyurethane ester	Grey Polyurethane ester
Open cell reticulated	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Pore Size	400-600 microns all directions	60-270 microns	400-600 microns	133-600 microns depends on direction
Relative hydrophobicity* (lowest value = highest level of hydrophobicity)	1	4	2	3
Shape	Variable shapes/sizes	Sheets	V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Sm & Med: Spiral cut sheet V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Lg: Block foam pre-cut	Rod with center perforations for ease of separation into halves
Tensile Strength — Dry	Baseline	3 times greater than baseline	1.7 times greater than baseline	2.5 times greater V.A.C. VeraFlo™Dressing™ dry
Tensile Strength — Wet	Baseline	3.7 times greater than baseline	1.5 times greater than baseline	3 times greater than V.A.C. VeraFlo™Dressing wet
7 day Granulation Tissue Formation** (Swine model data)13	Therapy Applied
	V.A.C.®Therapy	V.A.C.®Therapy	V.A.C. VeraFlo™Therapy (Saline)	V.A.C. VeraFlo™Therapy (Saline)
	Results
	Baseline	20% less than baseline	43% greater than baseline	– 37% greater than V.A.C.® WhiteFoam Dressing with V.A.C.®Therapy- 24% less than V.A.C. VeraFlo™Dressing with V.A.C. VeraFlo™Therapy

V.A.C.^® Therapy Dressings

The V.A.C.Ulta™ Therapy System is for use only with V.A.C.® Therapy dressings. The unit is compatible with all V.A.C.® Therapy dressings featuring SensaT.R.A.C.™ Technology as well as the V.A.C. VeraFlo™ dressings and disposables.

V.A.C.® GranuFoam™ Standard Dressings Kits: Designed to treat a wide variety of chronic, acute and sub-acute wounds, from simple to complex, and hard-to-reach, inconveniently located wounds.

V.A.C. GranuFoam Silver® Dressings: A specifically engineered dressing that combines the benefits of V.A.C.® Therapy with the effective bacterial barrier properties of silver.

V.A.C.® WhiteFoam Dressings: A versatile, polyvinyl alcohol dressing used for split- thickness skin grafts, in situations where hypergranulation responses are likely, and for tunnels and undermining.

V.A.C.® Simplace™ Dressings: Specifically designed to simplify the V.A.C.® Therapy dressing placement process.

V.A.C.® GranuFoam™ Bridge Dressing: You shouldn’t have to choose between using an off-loading device* and V.A.C.® Therapy.

All foams available in a variety of dressing sizes to fit specific wound types.

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V.A.C.^® Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

V.A.C. VeraFlo^™ Therapy

V.A.C. VeraFlo^™ Therapy Accessories:

Enhancement of SensaT.R.A.C.^™ Technology for delivery of negative pressure wound therapy, as well as delivery and removal of topical wound solutions.

Tailor SensaT.R.A.C.™ Technology to your wound care needs.

The V.A.C.Ulta™ Therapy System is compatible with traditional SensaT.R.A.C.™ Technology for V.A.C.^® Therapy, as well as V.A.C. VeraT.R.A.C.™ Technology for V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Therapy

SensaT.R.A.C.™ (Therapeutic Regulated Accurate Care) Technology is designed to:

• When using the V.A.C.Ulta^™ Therapy Unit for V.A.C.^® Therapy only, the unit is compatible with all the V.A.C.^® Dressings featuring SensaT.R.A.C.^™ Technology.
• The V.A.C.Ulta^™ Therapy Unit is also compatible with all InfoV.A.C.^® canisters.
• When using the V.A.C.Ulta^™ Therapy Unit for V.A.C. VeraFlo^™ Therapy, V.A.C. VeraFlo^™Dressings should be utilized in order to optimize instillation therapy.
• V.A.C. VeraFlo^™Dressings:
  • Designed specifically for V.A.C. VeraFlo^™ Therapy
  • Allow greater distribution of topical wound solutions across the wound bed
  • Have higher tensile strength than GranuFoam^™ Dressings, ideal for dressings through which topical solutions are designed
  • Helps distributes negative pressure evenly

  V.A.C. VeraFlo^™ Dressing

  

  Spiral cut foam is easy to size

  V.A.C. VeraFlo Cleanse^™ Dressing

  

  Tubular shape allows clinicians flexibility in addressing wounds with complex geometries and is appropriate for wounds when using V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Therapy.

• • V.A.C. VeraT.R.A.C^™ Pad

    

    • Delivers and removes fluid through a single pad

  • V.A.C. VeraT.R.A.C^™ Duo Tubing Set

    

    • Contains two pads for larger or vertical wounds
    • Separate delivery and removal pads help enhance fluid circulation

• • V.A.C.Veralink^™ Cassette

    

    • Disposable component connects the V.A.C.Ulta^™ Therapy Unit to the dressing tubing and to the user-provided solution bag/bottle
    • Provides convenient solution storage and delivery
    • Sold as a separate SKU

DSL#14-0004.SG (Rev.5/14)

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