Smith+Nephew’s scientific data proves suitable for pressure injury prevention

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Announcement 

Smith+Nephew, the leading medical technology business, is proud to introduce its new data created by Professor Amit Gefen and his research team, specifically mentioned on the public ground, with its publication in the International Wound Journal, elaborating on the pressure injury prevention mechanism of action of ‘Allevyn Complete Care foam dressing’ and potential to dissipate and soak the intense and frictional force. The scientific data is turning into a solution, bringing a new approach to the clinical and drug development sector.

The study supports the need

Pressure injuries are a common harm to the skin or the affected tissue resulting from the prolonged revelation of pressure in merger with extreme forces. This specific study defines that the newest Allevyn complete care foam dressing soaks around 93% of mechanical energy into its internal operations. The study claims that the dressing dissipates and soaks up the pressure internally and level-wise frictional sliding within the dressing.

This operative action can prominently help diminish the harmful stress concentrations that can cause pressure injuries, a clinical havoc which worth the cost of the US healthcare system, above $26.8bn every year. By executing finite element modelling (FEM) and frictional energy absorber effectiveness (FEAE), the results show the brilliant engineered action of Allevyn Complete Care dressing in alleviating mechanical load and safeguarding fundamental soft tissue.

The Allevyn complete care dressing will be officially introduced at the US advanced wound care market this year, formed by the following markets across 2026, and is also marked for the management of numerous pressure and wound injury prevention. It’s built on the robust mechanism of active principles specifically developed by Allevyn Life dressing the new Allevyn Complete Care foam dressing.

Views and statements from the company leaders

The professor of biomedical engineering at Tel Aviv University, Amit Gefen, said, “These findings mark a valuable step in pressure injury prevention. The Allevyn complete care dressing’s spectacular biochemical performance dissipates capable distressing shear forces, which saves patients from factors that trigger pressure injuries.”

The president of advanced wound management at Smith+Nephew, Rohit Kashyap, said, “The pressure injuries are a critical and expensive challenge with the huge burden on the health system and patients as well. This publication highlights the clear mechanism of action of Allevyn Complete Care foam dressing and its potential to eliminate shear forces, protecting more patients from the damage of pressure injuries.”