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.

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.

A recent medical checkup of President Donald Trump revealed that mild swelling he had noticed in his lower legs was “chronic ...

Bawiec and Sunny developed the ultrasound applicator and Samuels conducted tests in Weingarten’s wound clinic at the College of Medicine. During a four-week period the researchers treated 20 people, ...

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

Venous insufficiency has many signs and symptoms other than the commonly recognizable varicose veins. These include achy legs, swollen legs and skin discoloration and ulceration.

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 ...