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CocoPatch is ergonomically-designed for easy aseptic application on different parts of the body.
AUTOLYTIC DEBRIDEMENT
CocoPatch provides autolytic debridement for skin damage such as burns, lacerations, abrasions,
and pressure injuries.
MOISTURE BALANCE
CocoPatch has moisture balance capabilities to minimize damage and keep skin intact and thus
prevent skin maceration.
The Philippine medical and health care scene welcomes a revolutionary new product,- a wound
dressing that is made out of nata de coco cellulose.
A pioneering product of Chicano Nata de Coco, the company previously used its products for
food until the owner’s son, a registered nurse, thought of using the product’s coco cellulose as a
dressing for burn and trauma wounds.
It was a novel idea so the owners, Mr. Denver Chicano, a registered nurse, and his wife. Dr. Acel
Pauline Ampong-Chicano, subjected their product to several clinical trials at the Philippine
General Hospital.
The result: the clinical trials found that wound dressing made of coco cellulose had better healing
properties than conventional dressings.
Being both men of science, the Chicanos appreciate the value of S & T intervention in product
manufacturing. Accordingly, Chicano Nata de Coco approached DOST-NCR for help in upgrading
their production through the acquisition of a vacuum sealer and an autoclave machine.
Another must, especially for a revolutionary product, was patent protection. Thanks to DOST’s
assistance, the nata de coco cellulose for wound dressing is now patented under Patent
Registration No. 22007000429, giving Chicano the exclusive right to produce this highly
marketable product in the country.
The company’s discovery, which is now trademarked under the name VERMAC, has since been
producing fruitful gains.
Aside from an offer to produce the product for a foreign company, Chicano’s coco cellulose
dressing has won numerous awards, namely: as Most Promising Invention from the Intellectual
Property of the Philippines Office and as a breakthrough in wound care management from the
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
It also won the top prize in last year’s DOST-NCR Regional Inventions Fair and Exhibit (Creative
Research Category), paving the way for the company to represent NCR in the 2014 National
Invention Contest and Exhibit this July.
Better yet, Chicano’s coco cellulose dressing is now being extensively used at the Chicano clinic
in Marikina and during medical missions as part of the company’s corporate social responsibility
activities. (Ms. Paj Palaganas)
Terminologies
Skin grafting is a type of graft surgery involving the transplantation of skin. The
transplanted tissue is called a skin graft.[1]
Skin grafting is often used to treat: