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kINPen® MED – The Precise Cold Plasma Jet

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Textbook of Good Clinical Practice in Cold Plasma Therapy

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The cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) jet kINPen® MED is a CE-certified medical device class IIa, that was introduced on the European market in 2013 by neoplas med GmbH (former neoplas tools GmbH). It is an atmospheric pressure argon plasma jet, used for the treatment of infected wounds and pathogen-caused skin diseases. The cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) jet is used for the precise treatment of chronic and complex wounds that are difficult to heal with other standard wound care healing methods. The therapeutic effects of cold plasma are induced by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, an irradiation in the UV light range, and a topical short-term increase in temperature. It results in antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral and cell proliferation-stimulating effects on the plasma-treated surface. The safety and effectiveness of the cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) jet in antimicrobial impact and wound healing process have been confirmed in series of in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies. This chapter will outline the principles of the utmost fine jet of cold physical plasma, its intended use, successful applications in clinical trials and the future perspective.

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    Ulrike Sailer

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  1. Greifswald University Hospital, Greifswald, Germany

    Hans-Robert Metelmann

  2. Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Greifswald, Germany

    Thomas von Woedtke

  3. Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Greifswald, Germany

    Klaus-Dieter Weltmann

  4. University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany

    Steffen Emmert

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Sailer, U. (2022). kINPen® MED – The Precise Cold Plasma Jet. In: Metelmann, HR., von Woedtke, T., Weltmann, KD., Emmert, S. (eds) Textbook of Good Clinical Practice in Cold Plasma Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87857-3_16

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