Abstract: A wound therapy method that results in improved wound healing for conditions including diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, and arterial and venous ulcers is described. The wound therapy method uses local anesthetic injections in an area surrounding the wound combined with electrical stimulation causing local and deep muscle contraction in the same area. The method leads to increased vasodilation, increased tissue oxygen levels at the target site, and increased blood flow to the target site. This causes local angiogenesis and tissue perfusion that increases wound healing rates and decreases future wound occurrences.

Abstract: A wound therapy method that results in improved wound healing for conditions including diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, and arterial and venous ulcers is described. The wound therapy method uses local anesthetic injections in an area surrounding the wound combined with electrical stimulation causing local and deep muscle contraction in the same area. The method leads to increased vasodilation, increased tissue oxygen levels at the target site, and increased blood flow to the target site. This causes local angiogenesis and tissue perfusion that increases wound healing rates and decreases future wound occurrences.

Abstract: A lead straightener and flatner for semiconductor devices having a female die and a male die with a plurality of triangular shaped teeth beveled at their ends to allow easy penetration between the leads of a semiconductor device. The triangular configuration allows the leads to be straightened laterally and longitudinally before they are flattened horizontally. Small deformations cause indentations to be made in the leads without perturbing their general shape so that the spring energy of the leads is reduced.