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Monday, February 25, 2008

Kinetic Concepts, V.A.C.Therapy to be More Efficacious Than Advanced Moist Wound Therapy in Treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers

February 11, 2008 - -Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI) announced the final efficacy results of a randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) on the clinical efficacy of KCIs V.A.C.® System negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) compared to advanced moist wound therapy (AMWT) to treat diabetic patients with foot ulcers. The study, which showed that V.A.C. Therapy is more efficacious than AMWT in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers, will be published in the April 2008 issue of Diabetes Care, the peer-reviewed journal of the American Diabetes Association... Kinetic Concepts' Press Release -