These training videos are a guide for users on how to operate the RENASYS TOUCH pump and how to apply foam, gauze and abdominal dressing kits.
Please contact your local Smith & Nephew representative for more details on how to order a device or to request more information.
RENASYS™ TOUCH INTRODUCTION (1:28)
Who RENASYS TOUCH is indicated for; how it promotes wound healing; contraindications.
INSTALLING THE CANISTER (1:50)
How to install the canister step by step; how to turn on the device.
RENASYS TOUCH GAUZE APPLICATION (4:56)
How to clean and protect the wound; how to apply a gauze dressing to the wound; how to cover the gauze with the transparent film; how to apply the soft port to the transparent film; how to connect the soft port tubing to the canister tubing.
RENASYS TOUCH FOAM APPLICATION (4:51)
How to cut the foam to fit the size and shape of the wound; how to fill the wound cavity; how to begin delivering therapy.
RENASYS AB ABDOMINAL DRESSING KIT (7:24)
Where RENASYS AB is intended to be used; for which conditions; when and how to apply Organ Protection Layer (OPL).
TROUBLESHOOTING LEAK ALARM (3:20)
How to act when the leak alarm sounds.
References
Hurd T, Rossington A, Trueman P, Smith J. A retrospective comparison of the performance of two negative pressure wound therapy systems in the management of wounds of mixed aetiology. Advances in Wound Care. 2017;6(1):33-37. DOI: 0.1089/wound.2015.0679.
Rahmanian-Schwarz A, Willkomm L-M, Gonser P, Hirt B, Schaller H-E. A novel option in negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) for chronic and acute wound care. Burns. 2012;38(4):573-577.
Forlee M, Nel J, Richardson J, Rossington A, Cockwill J, Smith J. Wound Management with Adjustable Intermittent or Continuous Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Interim Results from a Randomised Controlled Trial. Poster presented at EWMA, Bremen 2016.
Bondokji S, Rangaswamy M, Reuter C, Farajalla Y, Mole T, Cockwill J, Smith J. Clinical efficacy of a new variant of a foam-based NWPT system. Journal of Wound Care. 2011;20(2):62, 64-67.