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WOUNDTEK, INC ANNOUNCES NEW PRODUCTS: STAR PADS
NEW PRODUCTS COMPLIMENT THE CLINICAL SUCCESS OF THE SUTURE TENSION ADJUSTMENT REEL.

NEWPORT, RI, February 12, 2007 - WoundTEK, Inc., a privately held medical device company, announced today that it has released a new product to compliment its STAR device wound closure product; STAR PADS.

STAR PADS are soft polypropylene pads that are designed to fit exactly beneath the edges of the STAR device. The STAR PADS provide increased comfort, reduce instance of blistering beneath the devices during prolonged use, and decrease the risk of laceration of tissue at wound margins. They are simply applied by sliding them in between the tissue and the STAR device and are easily changed as needed. STAR PADS are sterile packaged "two to a pouch" from a dispenser box filled with 12 pouches in each dispenser. STAR PADS are now available from WoundTEK directly or from any WoundTEK distributor that sells the STAR device.

"We are very pleased with the results we have seen in clinical trials from the addition of the STAR PADS to cases where our STAR device is placed for prolonged use. In Instances where the STAR device will be present for more than five days, the STAR PADS add comfort and greatly reduced risk of complications" said Andrew Reilly, WoundTEK’s Chief Executive.

WoundTEK, Inc., which grew almost 300% in revenues in its second year is poised to become a leader in the wound closure market space.


WoundTEK, based in Newport, RI is a medical device company focused on the closure of large wounds and skin deficits caused by trauma or surgery. The company manufactures The S.T.A.R. Device, the first minimally invasive tissue expansion device, for the closure of large open wounds that cannot be closed using primary closure measures. The S.T.A.R. is a simple, effective and proven method of closing acute wounds, chronic wounds, and various skin deficits.

Large wound closure is a major health care problem worldwide and is one of the leading causes of deadly infections in the United States. Almost 2,00,000 trauma cases and surgical procedures each year are faced with the challenge of closing large wounds and skin deficits using delayed primary or secondary closure methods. Current procedures to close large wounds can be technically demanding, increase the risk of infection, and be very invasive, painful, and have deep scaring effects to the tissue. The S.T.A.R. System reduces many of the challenges that are currently faced by surgeons today.


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