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Hydrosurgery System

Streamline your debriding experience with greater precision and speed.*

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*When compared to standard of care.

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The VERSAJET System is shown to streamline your debridement procedures with clinical evidence.

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Use of the VERSAJET System helped to reduce the odds of unplanned readmission due to Surgical Site Infections by 69%.

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(OR: 0.31; 95% confidence intervals, 0.142–0.677)

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The use of the VERSAJET System provides a smoother more regular wound bed which can lead to improved skin graft procedures.

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*Compared to conventional debridement

90.8% reduction in bacterial count following treatment with the VERSAJET system. Bacterial counts decreased in wounds debrided by the VERSAJET System and pulse lavage.

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Remove unwanted tissue and contaminants whilst preserving healthy tissue.

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How It Works

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of advanced hydrosurgery.

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Overview

Features

Versajet Wand

Verajet Scalpel

The VERSAJET III hand piece is re-engineered to deliver more consistent debridement at higher power levels when compared to earlier models.

Verajet Scalpel - Selects...

Versajet Scalpel - Excises...

Versajet Scalpel - Evacuates...

All-in-one scalpel suction

The VERSAJET System provides controlled debridement and facilitates precise excision of necrosis and other unwanted material from the wound surface, preserving viable tissue.

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Selects: Target necrotic tissue and debris using the localized vacuum

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Excises: Ablate nonviable tissue with maximum precision

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Evacuates: Remove debris and slough while preserving viable tissue

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Clinical Evidence

Evidence

Impact of VERSAJET II Hydrosurgery System use on unplanned hospital readmissions for surgical site infections (SSIs) in a retrospective analysis of patients with lower extremity wounds.

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James CV, Patel M, Ilonzo N, et al. Hydrosurgical debridement use associated with decreased surgical site-related readmissions: a retrospective analysis. Wounds. 2021 Mar 28. [Epub ahead of print].

Compared with sharp debridement with or without pulse irrigation, use of the VERSAJET II System:

Of the 190 patients who underwent debridement, 40 (21%) had an unplanned readmission due to a wound-related complication within 30 days of discharge
Use of the VERSAJET II System had a significant beneficial effect on unplanned readmissions sue to SSIs compared with sharp debridement, with or without pulse irrigation (p=0.0033; Figure)
Use of the VERSAJET II System helped to reduce the odds of unplanned readmission due to SSIs by 69% (OR: 0.31; 95% CI: 0.142, 0.677) compared with sharp debridement with or without pulse irrigation
- Odds of readmission were also reduced using sharp debridement with pulse irrigation (48%; OR: 0.515; 95% CI: 0.161, 1.644) but not with sharp debridement alone (OR: 1.378; 95% CI: 0.681, 2.791)

An independent, retrospective review of patients who underwent debridement of lower extremity wounds (Jan 2016 to Jun 2018) at the vascular surgery service of a tertiary care wound program at Mount Sinai Hospital, USA
Differences in the incidences of unplanned readmissions for post-operative SSIs were analysed for three debridement methods

Chart review was undertaken for 289 patients; 190 had undergone one of three mechanical debridement methods in the operating theatre
- VERSAJET II System (n=41)
- Sharp debridement (with scalpel/scissors; n=132)
- Sharp debridement and pulse irrigation (n=17)

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The VERSAJET Hydrosurgery System significantly reduced procedure time for body areas that are difficult to debride and was as effective as dermatome escharotomy for achieving correct dermal plane during burn debridement.

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Adequate wound bed debridement achieved with both
techniques
Similar overall operative times with the VERSAJET System
and dermatome escharotomy
- VERSAJET System was significantly faster for body areas that are difficult to debride, such as hands, face and genitals (Figure)
- Dermatome escharotomy was significantly faster for large surface areas, such as trunk, arms and legs (21 vs 14mins; p=0.01)
No significant difference in wound closure time and contracture incidence between the two groups
Where minor wound bed bleeding occurred with the VERSAJET System, it resolved spontaneously or after electrocautery

Prospective, randomized trial at one burn center in Italy
Patients (N=87) with thermal burns (mean age, 48 years; 57.5% male) received burn debridement with either the VERSAJET System (n=42; total body surface area affected [TBSA], 25%) or hand-held dermatome escharotomy (n=45; TBSA, 23%)
Patients received debridement under general anesthesia from postburn day 3 to 17

After debridement, patients underwent immediate skin
grafting where possibleI
- If not, patients with signs of preoperative infection received ACTICOAT◊ Antimicrobial Barrier Dressings (Smith+Nephew, UK) and those without received AQUACEL® Ag (ConvaTec, USA)

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1. Caputo WJ, Beggs DJ, DeFede JL, Simm L, Dharma H. A prospective randomised controlled clinical trial comparing hydrosurgery debridement with conventional surgical debridement in lower extremity ulcers. Int Wound J. 2008;5(2):288-294. 2. Liu J, Ko JH, Secretov E, et al. Comparing the hydrosurgery system to conventional debridement techniques for the treatment of delayed healing wounds: a prospective, randomised clinical trial to investigate clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness. Int Wound J. 2015;12(4):456-461. 3. McAleer JP, Kaplan EM, Perisich G, Axman W. A Prospective Randomized Study Evaluating the Time Efficiency of the VERSAJET™ Hydrosurgery System and Traditional Wound Debridement. Poster presented at: ACFAS 2005; New Orleans, LA. 4. Granick MS, Posnett J, Jacoby M, Noruthun S, Ganchi PA, Datiashvili RO. Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a high-powered parallel waterjet for wound debridement. Wound Repair Regen. 2006;14:394-397. 5. Mosti G, Maltaliano V. The debridement of chronic leg ulcers by means of a new, fluidjet-based device. Wounds. 2006;18:227-237. 6. James CV, Patel M, Ilonzo N, et al. Hydrosurgical debridement use associated with decreased surgical site-related readmissions: a retrospective analysis. Wounds. 2021;33 (6):139-142. 7. Rennekampff HA, Schaller HE, Wisser D, Tanenhaus M. Debridement of Burn Wounds with a Water Jet Surgical Tool. Burns. 2006;32(1):64 - 69. 8. Granick M, Boykin J, Gamelli R, Schultz G, Tenenhaus M. Toward a common language: surgical wound bed preparation and debridement. Wound Repair Regen. 2006;14:S1-S10. 9. Vanwijck R, Kaba L, Boland S, Gonzales y Azero M, Delange A, Tourbach S. Immediate skin grafting of sub-acute and chronic wounds debrided by hydrosurgery. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2010;63:544-549.

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