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Vacuum therapy regulation

The FDA designated vacuum therapy as a Class II medical device and historically required prescriptions until 1997

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How long and how often can vacuum therapy be used safely at specific mmHg/psi settings?

Vacuum therapies span distinct clinical domains with different safe settings and schedules: negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT/V.A.C.) is typically prescribed in the -50 to -125 mmHg range with dev...