FDA approves wound retraction system that fights surgical site infections

January 7, 2018January 7, 2018 Wound Care Advisor

The FDA has approved a wound retraction system created by Prescient Surgical. The company’s CleanCision wound retraction and protection system is a sterile, single-use irrigating wound device that integrates surgical retraction, wound barrier protection, and fluid delivery and removal to protect against surgical site infections (SSIs).

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