Overview:
Tegaderm™ +Pad Film Dressing with Non-Adherent Pad
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This island dressing is a sterile, waterproof, viral and bacterial barrier which consists of a non-adherent absorbent pad bonded to a larger thin film transparent dressing (In vitro testing shows that the transparent film provides a viral barrier from virus 27 nm in diameter or larger while the dressing remains intact without leakage)
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Benefits
- Convenient, all-in-one sterile dressing reduces application time
- Waterproof barrier which allows patients to bathe or shower without removing dressing
- Unique, non-adherent pad won`t stick to the wound, allowing normal wound healing processes to occur with less pain and trauma
- Breathable film allows skin to function normally with good exchange of moisture vapor and oxygen
- Conformable dressing is easy to apply, and stretches with the skin to promote longer wear time
Features:
Suggested Applications
- Post-operative wounds
- Acute wounds such as abrasions and lacerations
- Light-to-moderately-draining chronic wounds
- Superficial and partial-thickness burns
- I.V. catheter sites (peripheral and central lines)
- To secure or cover devices
- Secondary dressing applications:
- Over hydrogels, alginates, and gauze