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Surgical Site Infections Remain a Costly, Preventable Complication
One preventable infection can trigger longer hospital stays, readmissions, higher costs, and worse patient outcomes, while straining hospital quality metrics.
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SSI-Related Readmissions Annually
In the U.S. alone, driving prolonged antibiotic use
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Added Length of Stay per Readmission
Extending recovery and hospital resource use
~$0K
Additional Cost per SSI
In direct hospital utilization and treatment costs
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Annual U.S. Healthcare Costs from SSIs
Across hospital systems nationwide
Up to 0x
Higher Mortality Risk with SSI
Compared to patients without a surgical site infection
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Delayed Healing with Untreated Infection
Prolonging recovery and time to discharge
Sources: NHSN 2019 SSI Protocol (CDC); de Lissovoy G, Fraeman K, Hutchins V. "Surgical site infection: Incidence and impact on hospital utilization and treatment costs." Am J Infect Control, 2009; Guest JF, Fuller GW, Griffiths B. BMJ Open, 2023.
The Problem
Once a surgical incision is closed, a standard dressing provides only a physical barrier. It cannot signal or respond to bacterial activity developing beneath it, so clinicians rely on visible symptoms and scheduled follow-up, often after an infection has already progressed to prolonged antibiotic use, extended hospital stays, or readmission.
Our Vision
At Red Maple LifeSciences, we are turning the postoperative dressing into an active infection management tool, one that responds to the biology of the wound itself and fits into existing surgical workflows with no added steps for clinical staff.
How It Works
EnzyLock Smart Hydrogel Platform
EnzyLock covers and protects a wound like a conventional dressing, while adding two functions that respond to the wound's own biology.
Cover
Provides the same physical wound coverage as a standard postoperative dressing.
Protect
Shields the surgical site from external contamination.
Detect
Contains a bacteria-responsive material that reacts to enzymes released by colonizing bacteria.
Respond
Releases its therapeutic payload locally, only where bacterial enzyme activity is present.
EnzyLock replaces standard postoperative dressings with no changes to surgical or monitoring workflow, so hospitals can adopt it without disrupting existing care.
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“EnzyLock represents a fundamentally new approach to wound care, one that responds to the biology of the wound itself.”
Red Maple LifeSciences Advisory Board
Next-Generation Materials for Precision Care
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