Role of jet force technology in wound management

Abstract

Normal wound healing is a complex array of multiple processes which is characterized by three overlapping phases: inflammatory, proliferative and remodeling. [1] Infection and debris are one of the important and common impediments to wound healing. Wound healing is possible only when bacterial counts are maintained at a concentration of 100,000 organisms per gram or less. [2] The presence of eschar, scab or foreign bodies also act as impediments to wound healing. [3] Irrigating the wounds under pressure (hydrotherapy) removes debris and reduces the bacterial content (bioburden), assisting in wound healing. [3] Jet force technology (JFT) is a type of continuous hydrotherapy, which transforms saline and oxygen into microdroplets, which are accelerated to supersonic speeds to remove dead or poorly healing tissue from a wound surface. On a review of the current literature, no articles on JFT were found. This article presents the