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WOUNDCHEK™ Protease Status


Why test for EPA?

Chronic wounds with elevated protease activity (EPA)
have a 90% probability they won’t heal1 (without appropriate intervention)

But
only 28% of non-healing wounds have EPA1

And
there are no visual cues to detect EPA2,3


Non-healing wounds cost billions to the healthcare system4,5
So, how do you know which wounds have EPA?
Developed to aid wound assessment and help clinicians target advanced wound care therapies more effectively, WOUNDCHEK™ Protease Status is able to detect EPA. As there are no clinical signs for EPA, wounds with EPA have so far gone undetected2,3. WOUNDCHEK™ Protease Status will help clinicians establish within minutes which wounds may most benefit from a protease modulating therapy, ensuring appropriate and targeted use of these therapies.

Please refer in full to the Instructions for use leaflet provided in the product packaging, specific to your region.

The image shown depicts a test result for a wound with EPA

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WOUNDCHEK™ Protease Status

  • Rapid point of care test
  • Easy to use
  • Detect EPA in 15 minutes
  • Know which wounds to treat with protease modulating therapy


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Click here to view our online demo of how to obtain a sample and how to perform the test


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For more information on the potential clinical value of a protease test, click one of the links below:

Defining EPA (elevated protease activity) and why a test able to detect EPA is needed and clinically relevant:

Diagnostics in wound care:


Understanding proteases and healing in wound care:


Please refer in full to the Instructions for use leaflet provided in the product packaging, specific to your region.


The image on the right shows a wound with EPA

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WOUNDCHEK™ Protease Status


WOUNDCHEK™ Protease Status is an in vitro, visually read, immunochromatographic test for the qualitative assessment of human neutrophil-derived inflammatory protease activity directly from wound fluid swab samples taken from chronic wounds.

Definition of a chronic wound:
A chronic wound is a wound that fails to progress through a normal, orderly, timely sequence of repair and where co morbidities interfere with the normal healing process7. This encompasses wounds described as delayed, stalled, hard to heal, recalcitrant, difficult, complex, or failing to respond and could include acute wounds that have healing problems. Chronicity is not necessarily dependent on the time since the wound was first formed8.

Please refer in full to the Instructions for use leaflet provided in the product packaging, specific to your region6.

The image on the right shows a wound with EPA

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Disclaimer:
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Now Playing: WOUNDCHEK™ Protease Status Specimen Collection (Serena's Technique)

Description:
1. Prior to swabbing, cleanse the wound with sterile saline to remove all loose debris, remains of therapeutic agents and necrotic tissue.
2. Ensure that complete hemostasis has been achieved before obtaining the specimen. Do not perform sharp wound debridement prior to sample collection.
3. Moisten wound area to be swabbed with a few (up to five) drops of saline. Care should be taken not to flood the wound with excessive saline.
4. Avoid swabbing areas that contain blood, necrotic material, thick slough or fibrinous tissue.
5. Using a sterile swab provided in the kit, collect the wound fluid sample by pressing the head of the swab flat against the base of the wound and gently rolling it back and forth several times while applying pressure. Continue rolling the swab head until fully coated and discoloured by wound fluid.
6. Test fresh sample swabs as soon as possible after collection. Follow test procedure instructions.

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WOUNDCHEK™ Protease Status Specimen Collection (Serena's Technique)

Description:
1. Prior to swabbing, cleanse the wound with sterile saline to remove all loose debris, remains of therapeutic agents and necrotic tissue.
2. Ensure that complete hemostasis has been achieved before obtaining the specimen. Do not perform sharp wound debridement prior to sample collection.
3. Moisten wound area to be swabbed with a few (up to five) drops of saline. Care should be taken not to flood the wound with excessive saline.
4. Avoid swabbing areas that contain blood, necrotic material, thick slough or fibrinous tissue.
5. Using a sterile swab provided in the kit, collect the wound fluid sample by pressing the head of the swab flat against the base of the wound and gently rolling it back and forth several times while applying pressure. Continue rolling the swab head until fully coated and discoloured by wound fluid.
6. Test fresh sample swabs as soon as possible after collection. Follow test procedure instructions.

Disclaimer
The product information on this page is not intended for, or to be used by health care professionals or users in the United States