Welcome to Rapair
What if we could heal wounds in days rather than weeks
without stitches, staples or glue and with minimal scars?
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Discover the finest equine wound dressings at Rapair.shop.
Our unique patented products are designed to provide specialized wound care solutions for horses, setting new standards in equine wound management.
About RAPAIR
Rapid Repair was developed in Australia by Dr Rosemary Craig MBBS, FRACGP who spent decades working in hospitals and clinics treating a range of accidental and surgical wounds.
Dr Craig found that often the pain and trauma of wound treatment was as bad as, if not worse, than the original trauma of the wound. This was particularly true in children who often had to be restrained by a parent while local anaesthetic was administered and the wound stitched closed.
There had to be a better way.
After many years of research into how the body heals Dr Craig identified the bottlenecks in wound healing and how to potentially overcome them. This led to the creation of the first Rapid Repair prototype.
Shortly after, Dr Craig suffered a full thickness cut to her own face. With no other medical staff immediately available, she backed her own research and applied the
prototype to her own wound…and it worked!
Success.
Dr Craig quickly commenced clinical trials to demonstrate the efficacy of her design with an aim to make Rapid Repair the gold standard in wound repair on Earth
and beyond.
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While the human clinical approval process is in progress the RAPAIR wound dressings are already available for veterinary and in particular to the equine sector.
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The RAPAIR Wound Dressing is entered into the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods as a Class 1 Medical Device (ARTG 331993), this automatically provides recognition by SHARPA in South Africa where it is classified as a Class A non-invasive medical device.
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RAPAIR is exclusively distributed in Africa by Verdantek.
Our Products
Specialized Wound Dressings
FASTER & BETTER HEALING
RAPAIR is a novel skin dressing that rapidly repairs cuts and lacerations
In a human study of 30 patients, stitches were successfully removed from excision wounds treated with Rapid Repair after only 24 hours. Normally these stitches would need to stay in for 10 -14 days. A panel of 17 doctors who reviewed the photo evidence from this study estimated the age of these 1-day old wounds at more than 8 days old.
The Science
The slowest part of the skin to heal is the dermis which consists primarily of the extracellular matrix containing collagen, proteoglycans and other molecules.
When skin is damaged the extracellular matrix is disrupted and the collagen and other molecules flowing into the wound are unable to align properly.
Rapid Repair contains structures that approximate physical properties of the extracellular matrix. These structures project an electromagnetic signature similar to intact skin into the wound so that the molecules flowing into the wound can align as they would in undamaged skin. This dramatically reduces healing times and produces a minimal scar.
Key advantages of RAPAIR
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Can rapidly repair damaged skin in humans and animals.
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Can replace sutures, staples and glues in most clinical settings.
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Is painless to apply as no local anaesthetic is required.
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Is quick and easy to apply saving time in operating theatres and emergency departments.
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Has a long shelf life of >10 years.
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Is non-toxic and non-invasive.
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Reduces contaminated waste and sharps when used instead of stitches.
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Reduces the opportunity for wound infection.
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Reusable.
Get in Touch
urbaind@verdantek.net
We are here to address any queries you may have about our specialized wound dressings, provide guidance on their application.
