Product Manual

If this manual heightens only perceptibly students, nurses,
nurse practitioners, physician assistants, surgical residents
and surgeon’s interest in the biology of wound closure and infection,
the long years occupied in my search for improved methods of
wound management would more than fulfill my expectations.
However, another important purpose of this manual is to honor
my colleagues, who collaborated in our clinical and experimental
research investigations. It is a duteous pleasure to acknowledge the
great help that I have received from Dr. George T. Rodeheaver,
Distinguished Research Professor of Plastic Surgery, University of
Virginia Health System and Dr. John G. Thacker, Vice-Chairman
of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Virginia, who have made numerous scientific
contributions to my studies of wound closure. Dr. Thacker and
Dr. Rodeheaver are excellent teachers who provide the insight and
imagination that solve the most challenging problems. It is also
important to note that studies have been undertaken with gifted
surgeons in Trauma Specialist, LLP who have developed the only
verified Level I Trauma Center in the Pacific Northwest. Dr. William
B. Long III, President and Medical Director of Trauma Specialists,
LLP, of Legacy Emanuel Hospital has played an instrumental role in
evaluating the performance of surgical products for trauma care that
are used throughout the world.
Richard F. Edlich M.D., Ph.D.
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