title: The use of a portable, wearable form of pulsed radio frequency electromagnetic energy device for the healing of recalcitrant ulcers: a case report.
abstract: Pulsed radio frequency energy (PRFE) has successfully been used to treat diabetic and venous stasis ulcers. In this case report, a lightweight wearable form of a PFRE device was evaluated and used to treat three diabetic foot ulcers and one venous stasis ulcer. The ulcers were present on the four patients for more than 3 months and had failed to heal after conventional treatment. A lightweight battery-powered, wearable form of PRFE device was introduced as a treatment and used 6-8 hours per day for a period of 6 weeks. All patients after 1 week of therapy showed improvement and wound size was seen to decrease. Patient 1 had a venous stasis ulcer, and reported significant pain relief after 2 weeks treatment. Patients 2 and 3 achieved complete healing after 3 weeks treatment, and patients 1 and 4 had a 95% and 88% reduction in wound size, respectively, after the 6-week study period. Both these patients continued to complete healing using the PRFE device after the 6-week study period. PRFE treatment delivered in the form of a wearable lightweight patch appears to offer promise in the treatment of recalcitrant chronic wounds.
authors.affiliation: Bioelectronics Corporation, Frederick, MD 21704, USA. ian.rawe@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ian M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Rawe
authors.forename: Tracey C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Vlahovic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D055909:Magnetic Field Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D059346:Magnets; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*