Real-time device for Bacterial Fluorescence Imaging & Digital Wound Measurement

• Point-of-care bacterial detection ^1,2
• Real-time results
• Use on all wounds, in all wound care settings
• Safe, portable, non-invasive
• A comprehensive toolkit for digital wound measurement and documentation³

How Does It Work?

In a darkened room, or using a DarkDrape™, shining a safe violet excitation light (405 nm) on a wound causes wound components (skin, slough, blood, bacteria, etc.) to fluoresce in different colours ^1-3. The i:X device displays and captures images of the most informative of these fluorescent colours. Green fluorescence from the skin provides anatomical context. Red and cyan fluorescence are associated with regions of bacterial load of >104 CFU/g ^2,3, which is typically moderate-to-heavy growth ^1-3, as demonstrated in multiple clinical studies.

Digital Documentation of Area, Length, Width and Depth

Diabetic Foot Ulcers

DFU was negative for clinical signs and symptoms (CSS) but positive for bacterial fluorescence (red). Microbiology confirmed 1.07 x 107 CFU/g, Enterococcus faecalis, Providencia rettgeri, Staphylococcus aureus, Parvimonas micra

Pressure Ulcer

Pressure ulcer was positive for bacterial fluorescence (red). Microbiology confirmed heavy growth of mixed anaerobes.

Surgical Site Infections

Surgical wound was CSS negative but positive for bacterial fluorescence (cyan). Microbiology confirmed 4.5 x 106 CFU/g, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Corynebacterium species.

References:

1. Rennie et al. J Wound Care 2017
2. Hurley et al. J Wound Care 2019
3. Raizman et al. J Wound Care 2019