Shift to Synthetics
SUPRATHEL® is a proven synthetic skin substitute that has revolutionized the treatment of epidermal and dermal wounds. Since its launch more than 20 years ago, it has significantly influenced the switch to synthetic products and is now used in more than 40 countries worldwide as a standard treatment for second-degree burn wounds and split thickness skin graft (STSG) donor sites.
Like a second skin
Like a second skin, SUPRATHEL® cgently covers the wound and promotes rapid, complication-free healing. Developed in analogy to human skin SUPRATHEL® has the same important properties such as elasticity, water vapour permeability and impermeability to bacteria.
Single application
SUPRATHEL® is applied only once to the previously cleaned, debrided, and disinfected wound and remains there until complete healing. After application, the membrane becomes transparent and allows the healing process to be evaluated.
Indications
SUPRATHEL® is intended for the treatment of wounds that include:
- Epidermal and dermal wounds
- Split-thickness skin graft donor sites
- Second-degree burns (2a/2b)
- Second-degree burn with third-degree parts
SUPRATHEL® is available in many configurations to enable a customised treatment for different types of wounds in each patient.
Benefits
Single application, no change of SUPRATHEL® necessary
Significant pain relief up to 60%1-4
- Less anesthesia and pain medication required1,5-6
Low rate of infections, no biologic risk1,2,5,7-9
- Synthetic, biocompatible, absorbable
- No reported allergic reactions
Fast wound healing1,2,5
- Improved epithelialization3-11
Lower treatment costs
- Less cost and effort for dressing changes2,9
- Shorter hospital stay5
Excellent cosmetic outcomes and scar quality 4,7,8
Low inflammatory reaction12
Reduced transplantation rate 6
Composition
SUPRATHEL® is a purely synthetic product and therefore does not bear any of the potential residual risks, that can occur with biological products of human or animal origin. Depending on the application, products based on SUPRA EPT™ technology can be degraded by the body down to the elementary compounds CO2 and H2O – a gentle and completely biocompatible process.
Polymer:
Lacto-capromer
Degradation:
Hydrolytically (to CO2 and H2O)
Permeability to water vapor:
40 – 70 ml/m2 (hour), 1,000 – 1,700 ml/m2 per day
Porosity:
70% – 80%
Support materials
Contact your local representative for additional information.
“SUPRATHEL® represents an integral armamentarium in burn surgery.”
Lect. MD. Lars-Peter Kamolz, M. Sc, Vienna
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