MedCu is proud to be the first company
to gain FDA and CE clearances for marketing copper-based wound dressings.
MedCu is proud to be the first company to gain FDA and CE clearances for marketing copper-based wound dressings.
MedCu Technologies is the world’s first provider of wound dressing products that are impregnated with copper oxide microparticles.
Leveraging copper’s potent antibacterial properties, MedCu provides a unique proposition to address acute, critical and chronic wounds. The copper-based wound dressings follow the successful commercialization of copper compounds impregnation into various fabrics and polymers after 15 years of research and protected by multiple patents worldwide.
The Power Of Copper
Copper is an essential nutrient mineral with broad spectrum potent anti-bacterial efficacy.
Proprietary Technology
Copper microparticles are embedded into fibers, substrates and polymers very early during production with no significant changes to the manufacturing process.
Medical Benefits
Used for wound management, health, and wellness purposes for thousands of years, Copper is safe, biocompatible, non-sensitizing and non-irritating to the skin.
RANGE OF PRODUCTS
MedCu dressings are single-use wound dressing with an internal absorbent layer and one or two external non-woven, non-adherent layers. All layers are impregnated with copper oxide particles. The dressings are non-irritant, non-sensitizing, and are available in 7 configurations, with or without an adhesive contour.
AREAS OF USE
MedCu dressings are easy to apply and remove and are suitable for a wide variety of wounds:
- • Diabetic Wounds
- • Leg & Foot Ulcers
- • Pressure Ulcers
- • First & Second-Degree Burns
- • Surgical Wounds
- • Arterial Ulcers
- • Venous Stasis Ulcers
BENEFITS
• Strong protection against a broad
spectrum of wound pathogens
• Cost effective, compared to
alternatives on the market
• Efficient non-adherent and pain free
removal
• Single dressing can be used for up
to 7 days
• Dressings can be trimmed to fit
the wound optimally
• Strong protection against a broad spectrum of wound pathogens
• Cost effective, compared to alternatives on the market
• Efficient adhering and pain free removal
• Single dressing can be used for up to 7 days
• Dressings can be trimmed to fit the wound optimally
Two Layers
Antibacterial Dressing with
Copper
Centimeters
Inches
5 x 6 cm
2” x 2.4”
10 x 12 cm
4” x 4.5”
10 x 20 cm
4” x 8”
20 x 20 cm
8” x 8”
Two Layers with Adhesive
Antibacterial Dressing with Copper and an Adhesive Contour
Centimeters
Inches
10 x 10 cm
(Internal 5 x 5)
4” x 4”
(Internal 2 x 2.2)
10 x 25 cm
(Internal 5 x 20)
4” x 10”
(Internal 2 x 8)
Three Layers
Antibacterial Dressing with
Copper; appropriate for tunnels and deep wounds
Centimeters
Inches
10 x 12 cm
4” x 4.5”
Two Layers
Antibacterial Dressing with Copper Oxide
Centimeters
Inches
5 x 6 cm
2” x 2.4”
10 x 10 cm
4” x 4”
10 x 11.5 cm
4” x 4.5”
10 x 20 cm
4” x 8”
20 x 20 cm
8” x 8”
Two Layers with Adhesive
Antibacterial Dressing with Copper Oxide and an Adhesive Contour
Centimeters
Inches
10 x 10 cm
(Internal 5 x 5.5)
4” x 4”
(Internal 2 x 2.2)
10 x 25 cm
(Internal 5 x 20)
3.9” x 3.9”
(Internal 2 x 7.8)
Three Layers
Antibacterial Dressing with Copper Oxide
Centimeters
Inches
10 x 11.5 cm
4” x 4.5”
Resources
Peer Reviewed Articles
- Noninferiority of Copper Dressings to Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Healing Diabetic Wounds: A Randomized Clinical Trial
- Journey of Copper-Impregnated Dressings in Wound Healing: From a Medical Hypothesis to Clinical Practice
- Continuum of Care in Hard to Heal Wounds by Copper Dressings
- Enhanced healing of wounds that responded poorly to silver dressing by copper wound dressings: Prospective single arm treatment study
- Using copper to fight microorganisms
- Safety of copper oxide
- Could chronic wounds not heal due to too low local copper levels?
- Molecular mechanisms of enhanced wound healing by copper oxide-impregnated dressings
- Copper ions ameliorated thermal burn-induced damage
- Stimulation of Healing of Non-Infected Stagnated Diabetic Wounds
- Healing of Chronic Wounds 10 Case Studies
- Copper oxide impregnated wound dressing
Certificates
Posters
News & Events
NEWS
24.2.24
JWC Award Ceremony
Dr. Gadi Borkow receives the JWC Award for Innovation in Wound Care
30 .1.24
MedCu holds its annual kickoff meeting for all its distribution partners throughout the world
26.1. 24
MedCu presents its copper revolution in the international wound care & tissue viability conference in Porto, Portugal
13 – 16.11.23
MedCu attends MEDICA 2023
in Dusseldorf, Germany
2 – 5.11.2023
MedCu attends SAWC Fall in Las Vegas, Nevada
21- 23.9.2023
MedCu attends VI FORUM LECZENIA RAN (Wound Care Forum) in Poland
1-7.2023
MedCu receives the Drug Tariff approval in the U.K.
3- 5.5.2023
MedCu attends EWMA in Milan
4- 5.3.2023
MedCu attends Abu Dhabi Wound Care Conference in UAE
Symposium on Wound care
Washington D.C., U.S.A.
April 26-30, 2023
European Wound Management Association
Milan, Italy
May 3-5, 2023
Team
Danny Lustiger, CPA
Co-Founder & CEO
Over 20 years of high-tech and biomed experience, financials and general management. Previously was President and CEO of Cupron, a developer of copper embedded products into healthcare, consumer, industrial, and military applications. Before working at Cupron, Danny was CFO of Shikun & Binui, a global infrastructure corporation and GM and president of Optibase Inc.
Gadi Borkow, PhD
Co-Founder & CMO
Dr. Borkow is a Biochemist, Microbiologist and a world expert in Copper and its medical applications. As the Chief Medical Scientist of Cupron, Dr. Borkow has published over 130 manuscripts in scientific journals, serves as a reviewer of more than 50 scientific journals and NIH forums, and is on the Editorial Board of seven scientific journals.
Amir Carmeli
Chief Commercial Officer
Responsibility over MedCu’s sales, marketing and business development. Vast experience promoting technologies in different markets worldwide. Previously served as regional vice president at Gilat (NASDAQ: GILT) and executive vice president sales at Amos-Spacecom (TLV: SCC).
scientific Advisory Board
Dr. Robert Scott Kirsner, MD, PhD
Dr. Kirsner is a tenured professor, Chairman and holds the endowed Harvey Blank Chair in Dermatology in the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Kirsner serves as director of the University of Miami Hospital Wound Center and as Chief of Dermatology. He serves on the Board of the American Academy of Dermatology and the Wound Healing Society.
Dr. Eyal Melamed, MD
Dr. Melamed established the Foot and Ankle Service Department at the Rambam Health Care Campus, as well as the Foot Pain Multidisciplinary Clinic.
Dr. Melamed is Secretary of the Israel Foot and Ankle Society. He is a member of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society as well as the American Pain Society.
Dr. Michael Pinzur, MD
Dr. Pinzur specializes in the field of orthopedic surgery. He is affiliated with Loyola University Hospital, Rush Oak Park Hospital, and Highland Park Hospital.
Dr. Pinzur is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American Orthopedic Association, and the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society.
Prof. Josef Haik, MD, MPH
Prof. Haik is a plastic surgeon, Active Director, the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Director of the Burn Center, the Sheba Medical Center. Prof. Professor at the Sackler School of Medicine, Faculty of Surgery.
Prof. Haik is the Chairman of the Israeli Burn Association, a member of the American Burn Association and a member of the International Association for aesthetic surgery.
Dr. Navit Ogen-Shtern PhD
Dr. Ogen-Shtern is Head of the Dead Sea Branch & Scientific Director, The Skin Research Institute and Research Services Unit, at the Dead Sea & Arava Science Center; adjunct professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Dr Ogen-Shtern’s work focuses on burn and wound healing, and the influence of marine and herbal plants on skin integrity.