Clinical Case Spotlight: Skinny

Cold Jet Plasma Added to Wound Care for Oldest Known Harbor Seal

Oregon Coast Aquarium | 51-year-old Skinny

Clinical Overview

Patient

Harbor seal “Skinny,” 51 years old, female – oldest known harbor seal | Oregon Coast Aquarium

Challenge

Wound dehiscence approximately seven weeks after surgical eye removal. The eye had been removed following painful lens luxation.

Persistent Post-surgical Wound

  • Wound dehiscence approximately seven weeks after surgical eye removal; the eye had been removed following painful lens luxation
  • Previous wound management included oral and topical antibiotics, antiseptic cleansing/lavage and infrared laser treatment; the wound remained open
  • kINPen® VET was added as an adjunct to Skinny’s wound-care plan
  • 12 kINPen® VET treatment sessions over nine weeks
Veterinary team applying jet cold plasma to Skinny the harbor seal, with the kINPen® VET cart in the background

Treatment and documented progression

Close-up of the healing wound at the site of Skinny the harbor seal’s removed eye
Before – June, 24
Close-up of the healing wound at the site of Skinny the harbor seal’s removed eye
Treatment – August, 8
Close-up of the healing wound at the site of Skinny the harbor seal’s removed eye
Closure– September, 24

Treatment

Following eye removal surgery, 51-year-old Skinny developed a persistent post-surgical wound that reopened after initially appearing to heal. Her veterinary care team incorporated an adjunct treatment with kINPen® VET into her wound-management plan. The targeted, contact-free cold jet plasma application was performed alongside the other clinically indicated wound-care measures and, in Skinny’s case, without additional anesthesia. Over the following weeks, the veterinary team observed continued wound-healing progress, and the wound was ultimately documented as fully closed in early October.

Gallery

Gloved hand gently touching Skinny the harbor seal’s muzzle during a wound-care session
Smiling Oregon Coast Aquarium staff member holding the kINPen® VET handpiece next to the mobile device cart
kINPen® VET handpiece applying jet cold plasma to Skinny’s surgical wound while gloved hands gently hold her head
Veterinary team applying jet cold plasma to Skinny the harbor seal, with the kINPen® VET cart in the background
Skinny, the 51-year-old harbor seal at Oregon Coast Aquarium, resting on the pool deck
Veterinary team applying jet cold plasma to Skinny the harbor seal, with the kINPen® VET cart in the background

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