Patients tolerate two layer compression bandages better than four layer systems, according to new research. Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ clinical articles, learning units, procedures ...

Multi-layer compression stockings promote more long-lasting healing of venous leg ulcers than traditional bandages, according to a recently published study. Investigators from the University of ...

Background: Four-layer bandaging is the standard treatment for venous leg ulcers but is bulky and can restrict mobility. Two-layer compression stockings have recently been marketed but their clinical ...

Pressure bandages are typically used to treat medical issues around veins that don't return enough blood from your legs or arms. Compression stockings, for example, can help stimulate blood flow, but ...

A NEW bandage which could help relieve the suffering of thousands of elderly people and save the NHS millions, is being developed by scientists at the University of Bolton. Venous leg ulcers are a ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3M Skin & Wound Care Division announced today that the American Medical Association (AMA) has created a new Category I Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3M Critical & Chronic Care Solutions Division announced today that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has assigned product-specific Healthcare ...

A new study has found that leg ulcers take the same time to heal when people wear compression stockings rather than traditional bandages. People in a trial, carried out by researchers from the ...

Andover Healthcare Inc. pulls its compression bandage system off the market in the face of a legal move by 3M Co. to enforce a recently won patent. 3M Co. (NYSE:MMM) forced a compression bandage ...

3M Co. sues Andover Healthcare Inc. for allegedly infringing on patents related to the company’s two-layer compression bandage systems. 3M Co. (NYSE:MMM) is suing Salisbury, Mass.-based Andover ...