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Uses and Applications | Advantages Over Traditional Treatment | Cost Savings
Uses and Applications For First Responders
 The Numobag™ has various uses for health care providers.
- Pressure ulcers
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Chemical, electrical and heat burns
- Plastic surgery recovery
- Infectious skin lesions
- Large numbers of infected people
- Post-surgical infections
- Amputations
- Infected stumps
- Gangrenous lesions
- Skin grafts
- Frostbite
- Sores
- Skin ulcerations due to diabetes and venous stasis
Applications of usage include:
- Instant, disposable isolation unit
- Healing large skin lesions
- Treating diabetic ulcers - 17 million Americans have diabetes and are at risk for diabetic ulcers.
- Chronic wound care - Over 7 million Americans suffer from chronic wounds; 50 million worldwide suffer from wound-related illnesses. These numbers are expected to increase as the population ages.
THOT™ heals more often, faster and with less scarring than traditional treatment of skin wounds.
Clinical case studies:
Advantages Over Traditional Treatment
- Small and portable (weights 1.7 pounds)
- Reduced staff workload
- Decreased cost of overall treatment
- No cross-contamination
- Patient safety and convenience
- Reduced scar tissue
- Increases rate of healing
- Improved patient morale due to faster healing
- Heals advanced-stage pressure ulcers in record time
- Stimulates new blood vessel growth
- Easily administered in home setting
- Lower cost per treatment than any other wound treatment method
- Validated to heal large skin lesions rapidly – 25 clinical studies in past 15 years support effectiveness
- Quick usage in emergency for any type of wounds
- Able to be stockpiled for years without maintenance or constant surveillance
Cost Savings
During an effectiveness study, Numobag™ was found to be not only more effective than traditional treatments, but also noteably more cost effective.
Level 2 Ulcers
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Control Patients |
THOT™ Patients |
Acute care costs
Transitional care
Outpatient costs
THOT™ costs |
$7,778
$1,479
$450
$0 |
$5,002
$423
$0
$1,480 |
| Total cost/ulcer |
$9,707 |
$6,905 |
| Healed at 4 weeks |
0% |
100% |
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Level 3 Ulcers
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Control Patients |
THOT™ Patients |
Acute care costs
Transitional care
Outpatient costs
THOT™ costs |
$11,126
$2,824
$1,156
$0 |
$7,651
$1,000
$130
$2,220 |
| Total cost/ulcer |
$15,106 |
$11,001 |
| Healed at 6 weeks |
0% |
80% |
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Level 4 Ulcers
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Control Patients |
THOT™ Patients |
Acute care costs
Transitional care
Outpatient costs
THOT™ costs |
$14,258
$13,947
$1,845
$0 |
$11,098
$2,223
$230
$2,960 |
| Total cost/ulcer |
$30,050 |
$16,511 |
| Healed at 12 weeks |
0% |
83.3% |
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Ostomy/Wound Management published a peer-reviewed, randomized clinical study documenting the efficacy and cost savings of Numobag™ treatments.
The cost savings of Numobag™ use results from reduced use of specialty beds, intravenous antibiotics, nursing and dressing costs, and surgical procedures. It also immediately treats Stage II wounds to prevent progression to more serious stages.
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