The nanocrystalline silver, packaged as Silcryst, is already widely used in dressings for serious wounds and burns, distributed and marketed by Smith & Nephew under the name Acticoat. On the ...

The FDA has approved Acticoat Flex (from Nucryst Pharmaceuticals), an antimicrobial barrier dressing designed to conform to body contours, including articulating regions (eg, knee or elbow joints ...

The Acticoat(TM) brand is a leader in the antimicrobial advanced wound care market. Acticoat(TM) Flex simplifies the dressing of wounds with its unique elastic conformable design that easily ...

Another good dressing choice is Acticoat (Smith & Nephew, 2002) (see Figure 14). Acticoat is a silver impregnated dressing that has broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties. It is effective against ...

The CE Mark Certification for Acticoat(TM) Flex was received by Smith Nephew last week following the July 510(k) clearance in the United States and market approval in Canada late last year.

Silver-Coated Antimicrobial Foam Dressing (Acticoat Moisture Control with SILCRYST) for Exuding Wounds in EU On February 6, the European Commission approved a foam dressing ( Acticoat Moisture ...

Alta. engineer's Acticoat dressing wins award A biomedical engineer at the University of Alberta has won the Jonas Salk Award for his invention of a new kind of wound dressing that fights bacteria.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April 9, 2013 /CNW/ - Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, today announced in-vitro study results suggesting ACTICOAT Silver-Coated ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Smith & Nephew's U.S. Advanced Wound Management division on Friday said the Food and Drug Administration has cleared for sale its Acticoat Moisture Control absorbent ...