Description

Mölnlycke Z-Flex Fluidized Heel Boot

The Need for Heel Protection

The heel is the second most common site for facility-acquired pressure ulcers and deep tissue injuries, and the most common site for perioperative patients. Healing a heel pressure ulcer can require over a year; delays in healing are often due to underlying comorbid problems and difficulty in maintaining pressure relief for the heel.

Heel pressure ulcers can be devastating to mobility and quality of life, one study found:

11% of patients with ischemic heel ulcers and gangrene required amputation

42% of patients (18 of 43) with heel ulcers required leg amputation as a result of persistent infection or non-healing wounds

How Z-Flex Fluidized Heel Boot work

The Mölnlycke Z-Flex Fluidized Heel Boot delivers easy to use, comfortable heel protection that increases patient satisfaction. Within Z-Flex, an air chamber encourages neutral alignment while creating lift of the heel via Positive Air Displacement. For added protection, our patented Z-Flo Fluidized Positioner contours around the vulnerable Achilles tendon, protecting and comforting your patient while further enhancing heel offloading.

Benefits:

Designed to offload the heel and maintain an anatomically neutral foot position
Built-in foot gate provides easy access for skin assessments without boot removal
Z-Flo contours around vulnerable Achilles tendon
Adjustable ankle straps accommodate a variety of leg sizes
Compatible with sequential compression devices
Integrated air chamber reduces the risk of hyperextension of the knee
Drives high patient and staff satisfaction