The applicator delivers low-frequency, low-intensity ultrasound directly to wounds, and was found to significantly accelerate healing in five patients with venous ulcers.

The patch was successfully tested on five people suffering from venous ulcers. Weighing just 100gms, the patch derives its power two lithium ion batteries that are fully rechargeable.

Use of weekly, low dose, high frequency ultrasound for hard to heal venous leg ulcers: the VenUS III randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 2011; 342 (mar08 2): d1092 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d1092 ...

Zinkand went to see vascular Mercy Medical Center surgeon Dr. Kurtis Kim, who used an ultrasound to diagnose her with a venous ulcer.

Venous ulcers can take months or even years to heal. Now, however, scientists are getting promising results using band-aid-like devices that emit ultrasound into the ulcers.

Between 2006 and 2008, the researchers recruited participants from services led by community and district nurses, community leg ulcer clinics, and hospital outpatient leg ulcer clinics in the 12 urban ...

A randomised controlled trial presented by Andrea Nelson of the University of Leeds compared the cost-effectiveness of ultrasound with standard care for venous leg ulcers larger than 5cm or of more ...

Ultrasound patch heals venous ulcers in human trial Date: August 1, 2013 Source: NIH/National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering Summary: In a small clinical study, researchers ...

Venous ulcers account for 80 per cent of all chronic wounds found on lower extremities and affect approximately 500,000 US patients annually, a number that's expected to increase as obesity rates ...