Multidex is made of all natural ingredients, is very easy to use, and is one of the most effective wound healing (speed of healing) products on the market. There is no direct competition to Multidex in the market.
1. What is Chronic wounds?
Chronic – or non-healing – wounds are one of the most difficult and expensive medical conditions to treat. A chronic wound is a wound that does not heal through the normal stages of healing. Most wounds typically heal in three months or less, whereas those that take longer are considered chronic. Chronic wounds may take years to heal, or in some instances, never heal. These wounds cause patients severe emotional and physical stress as well as creating a significant financial burden on patients as well as the entire healthcare
system.
Chronic wounds are classified into several categories: venous ulcers, diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers and arterial. Chronic wounds can be caused or exasperated by a number of factors, including but not limited to poor circulation, neuropathy, immobility, systemic illnesses (e.g. diabetes), age, stress, repeated trauma, vasculitis (an inflammation of blood vessels), immune suppression, pyoderma gangrenosum, and diseases that cause ischemia. Though treatment of the different chronic wound types varies slightly, appropriate treatment seeks to address the problems at the root causes of these wounds, including ischemia, bacterial load, and imbalance of proteases. Various methods exist to ameliorate these problems, including antibiotic and antibacterial use, debridement, irrigation, vacuum-assisted closure, warming, oxygenation, moist wound healing, removing mechanical stress, and adding cells or other materials to secrete or enhance levels of healing factors.
1. Multidex product descrition
Multidex is a primary wound filler or dressing that is formulated to enhance the body’s ability to heal itself. Multidex is available as a gel or a powder and is comprised of maltodextrin (D-Glucose Polysaccharide) and ascorbic acid (vitamin C). These two key components provide the following actions in the promotion of chronic wound healing:
- Multidex speeds up the body's ability to heal by being highly chemotactic. In other words, the maltodextrin attracts millions of white blood cells (leukocytes, macrophages, lymphocytes) as well as fibroblasts and endothelial cells. The white blood cells help in the cleansing and debridement of the wound bed, while the fibroblasts help in the production of collagen which speeds up the closing of the wound site.
- Multidex is bacteriostatic (restricts bacterial growth) and bactericidal (kills bacteria) to many types of bacteria. The ascorbic acid creates a slightly acid environment (pH 4.0 - 4.2) that is hostile to bacteria while aiding in collagen synthesis.
- Multidex helps to create and maintain a moist environment which is beneficial for granulation (fibrous connective) tissue growth and epithelial (primary body tissue) proliferation.
- Multidex mixes with wound exudate (fluid) to help control wound drainage and to protect against wound dehydration.
- Multidex controls odors within 24-72 hours while decreasing the amount of purulent exudate present in the wound.
- Multidex penetrates all irregularities of the wound leaving no dead space.
2. How to use Multidex properly?
1. Necrotic tissue should be debrided according to acceptable practice or as directed by an attending physician.
2. The site should be liberally irrigated with a sterile physiological solution, such as balanced salt solution, Ringer’s, or normal saline. Alternatively, a product specifically designed for this purpose, like DeRoyal’s JetoxTM jet lavage wound cleaning and debribment system, can be used to irrigate and debride the wound.
3. Apply Multidex:
a. For shallow wounds - 1/4" thick over entire wound surface.
b. For deep wounds - fill wound site to the surface taking care to fill all undermined areas.
4. Cover with a non-adherent, non-occlusive dressing such as SofsorbTM‚ Wound Dressing, MultipadTM, Non- Adherent Wound Dressing, Covaderm PlusTM‚ Adhesive Barrier Wound Dressing, PolydermTM Border‚ Foam Dressing, or AquasorbTM‚ Hydrogel Wound Dressing. If necessary, tape in place or use roll gauze, or Stretch NetTM‚ Tubular Elastic Dressing retainer to secure dressing.
5. Change as necessary - usually once a day for minimally to moderately draining wounds. More frequent dressings changes may be required for heavily draining wounds.
3. Features benefits of Multidex
Multidex is made of all natural ingredients, is very easy to use, and is one of the most effective wound healing (speed of healing) products on the market. There is no direct competition to Multidex in the market. Multidex can be effectively used in place of hydrogels, such as Nu Gel (J&J) or Duoderm (Convatec) and Pomogram. Hydrogels add moisture to wounds; but are not able to control infection or provide any of the chemotactitc activity required to help the body heal itself that Multidex can.
Multidex is patented. Multidex is a registered trademark of Lange Medical Products, Inc. Multidex is classified as a class 2 medical device as per the USA FDA.
- Contains hydrophilic Maltodextrin NF (D-Glucose Polysaccharide): Promotes chemotaxis; clinically proven to promote the growth of granulation tissue and epithelial proliferation.
- Includes 1% Ascorbic Acid: Creates an acid environment that is bacteriostatic and bactericidal
- Quickly fills wound site: Rapidly mixes with exudate to form a protective coating that maintains an ideal moisture balance to protect against dehydration.
- Available as a powder, gel: Convenient delivery system optimized for wound exudate (powder for moist and wet wounds and gel or spray for dry and minimally draining wounds).
- Broad indications: For use on many wound types, including infected hard-to-heal wounds.
- Non-toxic and not systemically: absorbed: Can be used on all patients, regardless of comorbities.
- Decreases purulent exudate: Helps to controls odors.
- Helps to fill wounds: Penetrates all wound irregularities to fill tunneling and undermining.
- Softens necrotic tissue: Facilitates wound debridement