Transitioning V.a.c. ® Therapy Into Home Care; V.a.c.ulta™ Therapy System Contraindications; Additional Contraindications Specific To V.a.c. Veraflo™ Therapy - Acelity V.A.C.ULTA Safety Information And Application Instructions

TRANSITIONING V.A.C.
The V.A.C.Ulta™ Therapy System is not intended for home use.
If there is a need to continue V.A.C.
transitions home, consider using other KCI Therapy Systems
approved for the post-acute care environment. Refer to the
safety information included with those devices for important
information.
V.A.C.ULTA™ THERAPY SYSTEM CONTRAINDICATIONS
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Do not place foam dressings of the V.A.C.Ulta™ Therapy System (including both V.A.C.
Therapy and V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Therapy Dressings) directly in contact with exposed blood
vessels, anastomotic sites, organs or nerves.
NOTE: Refer to Warnings section for additional information concerning Bleeding.
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V.A.C. ® Therapy and V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Therapy are contraindicated for patients with:
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Malignancy in the wound
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Untreated osteomyelitis
NOTE: Refer to Warnings section for Osteomyelitis information.
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Non-enteric and unexplored fistulas
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Necrotic tissue with eschar present
NOTE: After debridement of necrotic tissue and complete removal of eschar, V.A.C.
Therapy may be used.
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Sensitivity to silver (V.A.C. GranuFoam Silver
ADDITIONAL CONTRAINDICATIONS SPECIFIC TO V.A.C. VERAFLO™
THERAPY
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Do not use V.A.C.
solutions that are alcohol-based or contain alcohol.
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Do not deliver fluids to the thoracic or abdominal cavity due to the potential
risk to alter core body temperature and the potential for fluid retention within
the cavity.
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Do not use V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Therapy unless the wound has been throughly
explored due to the potential for inadvertent instillation of topical wound
solutions to adjacent body cavities.
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KCI, its affiliates, or licensors.
THERAPY INTO HOME CARE
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Therapy when a patient
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Dressing only)
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Dressings with Octenisept
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5
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