The V.A.C. FREEDOM™ Therapy System for Veterinary Use creates an environment that promotes wound healing.
Designed to help patients receiving the proven wound healing benefits of V.A.C.® Therapy:
- Creates an environment that promotes wound healing by facilitating granulation tissue formation
- Ergonomic design is lightweight, small, and easy to use
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Overview
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How it Works
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Indications & Applications
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Evidence & Outcomes
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Ordering
Overview
SENSAT.R.A.C.™ with EASYCLEAR™ PURGE Technology
Only V.A.C.® Therapy provides patented SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Technology, a real-time pressure feedback system that adjusts pump output, compensating for wound distance, wound position, exudates characteristics, and patient movement.
Easy to Operate
- LCD with menu interface allows for efficient selection of negative pressure wound therapy
- Smart Alarms help ensure patient safety and assist staff in providing care
- 300ml canister minimizes canister changes
Patient Comfort
- Long battery life (~12 hours) and lightweight design enable patients to be mobile and active
- Adjustable rate of dressing draw down intensity for increased comfort
How it Works
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ABOUT
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SPECIFICATIONS
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MATERIALS FOR DOWNLOAD
V.A.C.® Therapy creates an environment that promotes wound healing
The mechanisms of action for V.A.C.® Therapy include drawing wound edges together; removing infectious materials and wound fluids; promoting perfusion; maintaining a closed, moist wound healing environment and promoting granulation tissue formation.
The integrated V.A.C.® Therapy System has a unique mechanism of action whereby the delivery of negative pressure through the V.A.C.® Therapy units using proprietary V.A.C.® GRANUFOAM™ Dressings, maintains a wound environment that promotes healing.
How V.A.C.® Therapy creates an environment that promotes wound healing
Under negative pressure, V.A.C.® Therapy with proprietary V.A.C.® GRANUFOAM™ Dressings applies mechanical forces to the wound to create an environment that promotes wound healing. These forces are known as macrostrain and microstrain.1
Macrostrain is the visible stretch that occurs when negative pressure contracts the foam.
- Draws wound edges together
- Provides direct and complete wound bed contact
- Evenly distributes negative pressure
- Removes exudate and infectious materials
Microstrain is the microdeformation at the cellular level, which leads to cell stretch.
- Reduces edema
- Promotes perfusion
- Promotes granulation tissue formation by facilitating cell migration and proliferation
Weight : 3.20lbs. (1.45kg)
Canister volume : 300ml
Battery Life : Approximately 12 hours.
Charger/External Supply Input : 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz, 1 Amp
Charger/External Supply Output : 18 V DC, 2.2 Amp
Maximum Electrical Leakage : <100 Microamps.
Therapy Options:
Negative Pressure : 50-200mmHg
Mode of Operation : Continuous and Intermittent
Intensity : Variable.
Storage Conditions:
Temperature Range: -4°F (-20°C) to 140°F (60°C)
Relative Humidity Range : 10 to 95% non-condensing.
Operating Conditions:
Temperature Range : 50°F (10°C) to 85°F (30°C)
Relative Humidity Range : 30% to 75%.
IEC Classification:
Medical Equipment
Equipment not suitable for use in Presence of flammable anesthetic mixture with air, oxygen, or nitrous oxide.
Indications & Applications
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INDICATIONS
The V.A.C. Freedom® Therapy System is an integrated wound management system for use in clinic or home care settings. It is intended to create an environment that promotes wound healing by secondary or tertiary (delayed primary) intention by preparing the wound bed for closure, reducing edema, promoting granulation tissue formation and perfusion, and by removing exudate and infectious material. It is indicated for patients with chronic, acute, traumatic, subacute and dehisced wounds, partial-thickness burns, ulcers (such as diabetic, venous insufficiency or pressure), flaps and grafts.
When used on closed surgical incisions, it is intended to manage the environment of surgical incisions that continue to drain following sutured or staple closure by maintaining a closed environment and removing exudates via the application of negative pressure wound therapy.
Evidence & Outcomes
V.A.C.® Therapy has the largest body of evidence to date including over 1,000 peer reviewed articles, 45 of which are randomized controlled trials (RCTs). These studies have demonstrated positive clinical outcomes of NPWT, as well as the effectiveness of V.A.C.® Therapy in diabetic foot wounds, chronic wounds (eg, pressure ulcers and lower extremity ulcers), and a variety of acute wounds. Veterinary studies are listed below.
Ordering
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Thearpy Unit
PRODUCT ordering option 
V.A.C. FREEDOM™ Therapy Unit
Therapy unit with power cord and carrying case
1 unit
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V.A.C.® Therapy Dressings
PRODUCT ORDERING OPTION 
V.A.C.® SIMPLACE™ EX Small Dressing Kit
2 spiral GRANUFOAM™ Dressings (7.7 x 11.2 x 1.75cm), 2 strips of V.A.C.® Drape, 1 SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad with connector, 1 disposable ruler
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V.A.C.® SIMPLACE™ EX Small Dressing Kit
2 spiral GRANUFOAM™ Dressings (7.7 x 11.2 x 1.75cm), 2 strips of V.A.C.® Drape, 1 SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad with connector, 1 disposable ruler
Case of 5
V.A.C.® SIMPLACE™ Small Dressing Kit with 3M™ Tegaderm™ Drape
2 spiral GRANUFOAM™ Dressings (7.7 x 11.2 x 1.75cm), 2 sheets of 3M™ Tegaderm™ Drape, 1 SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad with connector, 1 disposable ruler
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V.A.C.® SIMPLACE™ Medium Dressing Kit with 3M™ Tegaderm™ Drape
2 spiral GRANUFOAM™ Dressings (14.7 x 17.4 x 1.75cm), 3 sheets of 3M™ Tegaderm™ Drape, 1 SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad with connector, 1 disposable ruler
Case of 5
Case of 10
V.A.C.® GRANUFOAM™ Bridge Dressing Kit
1 GRANUFOAM™ Dressing (6 x 17 x 1.9cm), 1 GRANUFOAM™ Bridge Dressing (67cm) with integrated SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad, 1 sheet of perforated V.A.C.® Drape with pre-cut hole, 1 disposable ruler
Case of 5
Case of 10
V.A.C.® GRANUFOAM™ Bridge XG Dressing
2 spiral GRANUFOAM™ Dressings, 1 GRANUFOAM™ Bridge Dressing (67cm) with integrated SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad, 1 sheet of V.A.C.® Drape, 1 sheet of perforated V.A.C.® Drape with pre-cut hole, 1 disposable ruler
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V.A.C.® GRANUFOAM™ Small Dressing Kit
1 GRANUFOAM SILVER™ Dressing (10 x 7.5 x 3.2cm), 1 V.A.C.® Drape, 1 SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad with connector, 1 disposable ruler
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Case of 10
V.A.C.® GRANUFOAM™ Medium Dressing Kit
1 GRANUFOAM™ Dressing (18 x 12.5 x 3.2cm), 2 sheets of V.A.C.® Drape, 1 SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad with connector, 1 disposable ruler
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Case of 10
V.A.C.® GRANUFOAM™ Large Dressing Kit
1 GRANUFOAM™ Dressing (26 x 15 x 3.2cm), 2 sheets of V.A.C.® Drape, 1 SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad with connector, 1 disposable ruler
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Case of 10
V.A.C.® GRANUFOAM™ Round Dressing Kit
1 perforated GRANUFOAM™ Dressing (5” diameter), 1 sheet of V.A.C.® Drape, 1 SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad with connector, 1 disposable rulerr
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Case of 10
V.A.C.® GRANUFOAM™ Thin Dressing Kit
1 perforated GRANUFOAM™ Dressing (26 x 15 x 1.6cm), 2 sheets of V.A.C.® Drape, 1 SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad with connector, 1 disposable ruler
Case of 5
Case of 10
V.A.C.® GRANUFOAM™ Hand Dressing Kit
1 hand-shaped GRANUFOAM™ Dressing with finger separators, 1 sealing bag, 1 SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad with connector, 1 disposable ruler
Case of 5
V.A.C. WHITEFOAM™ Large Dressing (foam only)
1 polyvinyl alcohol dressing (10 x 7.5 x 1cm)
Case of 10
V.A.C. WHITEFOAM™ Small Dressing (foam only)
1 polyvinyl alcohol dressing (10 x 7.5 x 1cm)
Case of 10
V.A.C. WHITEFOAM™ Large Dressing Kit
1 polyvinyl alcohol dressing (10 x 15 x 1cm), 1 V.A.C.® Drape, 1 SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad with connector, 1 disposable ruler
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V.A.C. WHITEFOAM™ Large Dressing Kit
1 polyvinyl alcohol dressing (10 x 15 x 1cm), 1 V.A.C.® Drape, 1 SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad with connector, 1 disposable ruler
Case of 5
Case of 10
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Canisters & Accessories
PRODUCT ORDERING OPTION 
V.A.C. FREEDOM™ 300ml Canister with Gel
1 canister (sterile fluid path), tubing, clamp and connector
Case of 5
Case of 10
SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad Only
2 spiral GRANUFOAM™ Dressings (7.7 x 11.2 x 1.75cm), 2 strips of V.A.C.® Drape, 1 SENSAT.R.A.C.™ Pad with connector, 1 disposable ruler
Case of 10 
V.A.C.® Drape
1 adhesive drape (30.5 x 26cm)
Case of 10 
V.A.C.® Y-Connector
Allows two V.A.C.® Dressings to be connected to one V.A.C.® Therapy Unit
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Case of 10
V.A.C.® Tubing Cap
Used to create seal at the end of the canister tubing
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