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ABTHERA™ SENSAT.R.A.C.™ OA Dressing, M8275026/5, 5/pk

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ABTHERA™ SENSAT.R.A.C.™ OA Dressing, M8275026/5, 5/pk

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Designed to help you manage a challenging open abdomen, the 3M™ AbThera™ SensaT.R.A.C™ Open Abdomen Dressing is a temporary abdominal closure (TAC) device. It uses 3M™ AbThera Therapy to remove primary fascial closure and protect abdominal contents from external contamination.

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An active solution for Temporary Abdominal Closure (TAC)

An active solution for Temporary Abdominal Closure (TAC)

Whether your patient has experienced a traumatic injury or requires sepsis management, the method of temporary abdominal closure you choose may play an important role in positive clinical and economic outcomes.2

Combining Negative Pressure Therapy provided by the 3M™ V.A.C.® Ulta Therapy Unit with the 3M™ AbThera SensaT.R.A.C. Dressing provides an active temporary abdominal closure system that removes fluids from the abdominal cavity and draws wound edges together. This TAC method helps you achieve primary fascial closure while protecting your patients’ abdominal contents from external contaminants.

Actively removes fluid

Actively removes fluid

By providing an active temporary closure system designed to remove fluids, draw wound edges together and help to achieve primary fascial closure, AbThera Therapy protects your patients’ abdominal contents from external environment.

Provides separation and protection

Provides separation and protection

Providing separation between the abdominal wall and viscera, the 3M™ AbThera™ Fenestrated Visceral Protective Layer protects your patients’ abdominal contents while the 3M™ V.A.C.® Drape further isolates the bowel and other abdominal contents from the external environment.

Provides medial tension

Provides medial tension

Perforated foam dressings medially collapse, drawing fascial edges together and minimizing fascial retraction and loss of domain.2,3,4

Designed for ease of use

Designed for ease of use

AbThera Therapy provides rapid re-entry access without needing sutures for placement. It gives you quick access to a patient’s abdomen to facilitate re-exploration or washouts.7

The 3M™ AbThera™ SensaT.R.A.C.™ Open Abdomen Dressing has several features and components that make it an excellent choice for your abdominal surgical needs.

  • The 3M™ AbThera™ Fenestrated Visceral Protective Layer manifolds negative pressure throughout the abdomen, enhances fluid removal from paracolic gutters and provides separation between the abdominal wall and viscera while protecting the abdominal contents.
  • The 3M™ V.A.C.® Drape provides a closed system to help isolate and protect abdominal contents from the external environment.
  • The 3M™ SensaT.R.A.C.™ Pad facilitates fluid removal from the dressing and provides monitoring of negative pressure during therapy.
Read these case studies to see how you can use the 3M™ AbThera™ SensaT.R.A.C.™ Open Abdomen Dressing for procedures involving TAC
3M™ AbThera™ Therapy, Hemorrhagic pancreatitis with ACS, Fernández, Case Study</a.

3M™ AbThera™ Therapy, Hemorrhagic pancreatitis with ACS, Fernández, Case Study

3M™ AbThera™ Therapy, Motor Vehicle Accident, MVA, Case Study, US</a.

3M™ AbThera™ Therapy, Motor Vehicle Accident, MVA, Case Study, US

  • Use the 3M™ AbThera™ Advance Open Abdomen Dressing with the 3M™ V.A.C.® Ulta Therapy Unit for Temporary Abdominal Closure (TAC).
  • Actively removes fluid and reduces edema. 1,2
  • Provides medial tension, which minimizes fascial retraction and domain loss.2,3,4
  • Separates the abdominal wall and viscera to protect abdominal contents.2,3
  • Protects abdominal contents from the external environment. 2,3
  • Allows rapid re-entry access and does not need sutures for placement.
  • SensaT.R.A.C™ Technology facilitates fluid removal from abdominal dressing and monitors negative pressure during therapy.

Suggested Applications

  • Intended use of this system is in open abdominal wounds with exposed viscera, including, but not limited to, abdominal compartment syndrome.
  • Temporary bridging of abdominal wall openings where primary closure is not possible and/or repeat abdominal entries are necessary.
  • Intended care setting is a closely monitored area within the acute care hospital, such as the ICU. The abdominal dressing will most often be applied in the operating theater.

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  • 1Kubiak BD, Albert SP, Gatto LA, et al. Peritoneal negative pressure therapy prevents multiple organ injury in a chronic porcine sepsis and ischemia/reperfusion model. Shock. 2010 November 1;34(5):525-34.
  • 2Cheatham ML, Demetriades D, Fabian TC, et al. Prospective Study Examining Clinical Outcomes Associated with a Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System and Barker’s Vacuum Packing Technique. World J Surg. 2013 September 1;37(9):2018-30.
  • 3Frazee RC, Abernathy SW, Jupiter DC, et al. Are Commercial Negative Pressure Systems Worth the Cost in Open Abdomen Management? J Am Coll Surg. 2013 April 1;216(4):730-3.
  • 4Atema JJ, Gans SL, Boermaster MA. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Open Abdomen and Temporary Abdominal Closure Techniques in Non-trauma Patients. World J Surg. 2015;39(4):912-925.
  • 5Kirkpatrick AW, Roberts DJ, Faris PD et al. Active Negative Pressure Peritoneal Therapy After Abbreviated Laparotomy: The Intraperitoneal Vacuum Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Surg 2015;262(1):38-46.
  • 6Schmidt M, Hall C, Mercer D, Kieswetter K. Novel foam design actively draws wound edges together under negative pressure: benchtop and pre-clinical assessment [abstract]Schmidt M, Hall C, Mercer D, Kieswetter K. Presented at the SAWC Fall 2018 Meeting, November 2-4, 2018, Las Vegas, Nevada 2018
  • 7Campbell A, Chang M, Fabian T et al. Management of the open abdomen: from initial operation to definitive closure. Am Surg 2009 November 1;75(11 Suppl):S1-S22.

Product specifications

Brand
Brand

AbThera™

Product Color
Product Color

Black

Negative pressure wound therapy

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