3M Tegaderm High Integrity Alginate Dressing is a primary wound dressing for use on moderately to heavily exudating wounds. The dressing converts to a gel-like consistency as it absorbs exudate which provides a moist wound healing environment with easy removal. It provides high integrity for quick dressing changes.
Features
- 3M Tegaderm High Integrity Alginate Dressing can be removed in one piece with minimal gel residue
- Retains its integrity when saturated for quick and easy removal
- Highly conformable and absorbent
- Sterile
- These dressings provide clinicians with a choice of products to meet their needs for exudating wounds
- Both HI (high integrity) and HG (high gelling) alginate dressings become a gel-like consistency as they absorb exudate which provides a moist wound healing environment with easy removal
- They are ideally suited for the management of moderately to heavily exudating partial and full thickness woundsÂ
- Both styles are compatible with the 3M family of dressing cover products
- Form a gel-like consistency as they absorb exudate to provide a moist healing environment
- Highly absorbent dressings
- Compatible with 3M cover dressings to allow you to standardize with a single manufacturer
Indications for Use:
- Pressure ulcers
- Arterial ulcers
- Venous ulcers
- Diabetic ulcer
- Superficial wounds suchas cuts and abrasions Donor sites
- Post-operative wounds
- Trauma wounds
- Other dermal lesions Help control minorbleeding
More Information
- Suggested Applications:
- Moderately to heavily exudating, partial- and full-thickness wounds - Clinical Application:
- Shallow, moist draining wounds
- Wounds with friable wound base or fragile peri-wound skin
- Wounds requiring autolytic debridement
- Wounds with tunneling or undermining
- Heavily-draining wounds with potential for peri-wound skin maceration