jeffrey burkhart of salix has come a long way in the last few months. michael says, "that looks great, i'm really happy with that. how 'bout you? are you happy with that?" jeffrey says, "real happy." just this fall, he had a complication after kidney surgery... a open wound more than 13 cm wide and almost 7 cm deep. michael says, "and my two fists would fit completely inside his wound." jeffrey burkhart of salix, says, "it was more scary to look that, ya know?" jeffrey ended up at mercy medical center's wound care center under the care of physican michael garrett. they started an agressive course of treatment - at its peak - meeting here three times a week while using this device. in its simpliest sence, the wound vac speeds up healing. michael garrett, chws/arnp, mercy wound center says, "it slowly stimulates the wound, 24-hours a day to heal, so it never lets the cells fall asleep; it keeps them moving and activiated." jeffrey says, "you could see the progress; within a couple days you could see it was healing, so it give you know, a good attitude, tow