Woundbiotech: Bioengineered Skin

Graftskin - Venous Ulcers
Dr. Falanga
8/20/00		 Return to Woundbiotech

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01.Venous ulcers
and Graftskin		 02.Bioengineered skin:
Clinical staging and
Classification		 03.Staging of Graftskin -
3 weeks
after Graftskin application		 04.Staging of Graftskin-
2 weeks after Graftskin application		 05.Venous ulcer
unresponsive to
conventional therapy		 06.Making slits
into the construct
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07.Venous ulcer
treated with
Graftskin		 08.Complete wound
closure with
graftskin		 09.Process of removingGraftskin
from its transwell		 10.Graftskin applied 11.Ulcer started to
heal from the edges		 12.Ulcer has
reepithelialized
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13.Graftskin was
sutured in place 		14.Venous ulcer treated with Graftskin 15.Construct was disrupted.
Delayed healing		 16.Completely
healed		 17.Heavily exudative venous ulcer 18.Sequence of therapy
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19.Close-up of ulcer
treated with Graftskin		 20.Non -healing venous ulcer
and successful treatment
21. Summary for the following showing the application
of Graftskin to a large venous
ulcer unresponsive to treatment
 22.Non-healing venous ulcer 23.Application of two units of Graftskin 24."Foam
sandwich " as primary dressing
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25..One week after
application of Graftskin		 26. The edge effect of
bioengineered skin		 27. Two weeks later 28.Two weeks later 29..Clinical staging and classification