We are looking for the newer and simpler therapies for treating the chronic non healing ulcers. In the recent past negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been made available in Indian hospitals. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used in very few centers in India for treating the non healing ulcers. But the new concept of delivering the oxygen (3 ml/hour) directly in to the wound through a small device which concentrates the oxygen from the atmosphere seems to have advantages over the other methods available to us. This device ( Fig) is small and can be tied to the extremity very easily and patient can be mobile and expect good healing of wound within 15 to 30 days. There seems to be a definite place for this device in the vascular surgeon's clinical practice.
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