Avelle™ NPWT System in practice:
Case Studies

Dehisced Abdominal Wound

Patient

• 56-year-old male.
• BMI of >35 underwent surgery for
  ulcerated diverticulitis with peritonitis.

Wound

• Grade 1 dehisced surgical wound.
• Wound measured 22cm in length
  at the start of therapy.

Management & Results

• The Avelle™ NPWT System was
  applied for a 30-day period with
  8 dressing changes.
• The wound had significantly reduced
  in size at the end of the 30-day
  therapy period

Closed Surgical Incision

Patient

• 45-year-old female.
• BMI of >35.
• Breast cancer patient -
  mastectomy with immediate
  breast reconstruction using a
  total latissimus dorsi flap.

Wound

• 21cm surgical wound. Skin closed
  stitched with resorbable
  subcuticular sutures
• The wound broke down and was
  measured at (L) 6cm x (W) 2cm
  with extensive undermining

Management & Results

• The Avelle™ NPWT System with the
  12x31cm dressing applied on day 2,
  and the dressing was changed on
  days 5, 7 and 10 postoperatively, at
  which point NPWT discontinued.
• The wound showed improvement,
  measuring (L) 6cm x (W) 1.5cm,
  exudate in the drain remained
  stable. The wound had dried up;
  dead tissue had been successfully
  debrided and the peri-wound skin
  was less purple.

Mixed Aetiology Leg Ulcers

Patient

• 63-year-old male.
• Palliative diagnosis of primary
  cancer of the bladder.

Wound

• 3 static pre-tibial leg ulcers of
  mixed aetiology with
  approximately 60% granulation
  tissue and 40% slough.
• The largest of the 3 wounds
  measured approximately 1.5cm x
  1.0cm x 0.2cm deep.

Management & Results

• The Avelle™ NPWT System was
  started using a 16cm x 16cm
  dressing.
• After day 11 the wound measured
  0.9cm x 0.6cm x 0.1cm with
  100% granulation tissue. Avelle™
  NPWT System stopped.
• On day 15 NPWT was resumed
  with the Avelle™ NPWT System
  due to wound deterioration.
• On day 29 the Avelle™ NPWT
  System was stopped and the
  wounds had reduced in size by
  95% in 26 days.