The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering awarded a $2,433,408 Project Grant (Federal Grant Award ID: R44EB036280) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health (CFDA 93.286) program to Global Biomedical Technologies LLC. The grant supports the development and validation of an innovative surgical drape with a releasable acrylic adhesive for use in negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) applications. The project aims to compare the performance and acceptability of the Comfort Release NPWT drape developed by the company against the current standard-of-care VAC drape in both single-use and serial-use NPWT treatments. The project will conduct randomized controlled trials with 200 post-surgical patients and 100 chronic wound patients to collect data to support 510(k) FDA clearance for the Comfort Release NPWT drape. Successful completion of this project is expected to yield an atraumatic NPWT drape that addresses the unmet need for improved patient outcomes and reduced nursing time during dressing changes.
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