Calcium Alginate Dressing 4 X 4 Inch - Box of 10

Mckesson $57.75

Brand	Cutimed®
Manufacturer	BSN Medical
Application	Calcium Alginate Dressing
Dimensions	4 X 4 Inch
Material	Calcium Sodium Alginate (80% calcium and 20% Sodium)/Natural Seaweed
Shape	Square
Sterility	Sterile

Maintains a moist environment
Fast gelling
Highly absorbent
Retains the exudate in a gel
Excellent wet integrity
Moderate to heavily exuding wounds; shallow and deep wounds
Chronic wounds such as venous ulcer, pressure ulcer, arterial ulcer, diabetic ulcer
Acute wounds such as skin donor sites, abrasions and lacerations, superficial and partial thickness burns
Easily cut to size customisable application
Highly flexible fibres conform to every wound base
Excellent wet integrity easily removed intact
The exchange of calcium ions within the dressing with sodium ions, which are present in the exudate, transforms the alginate into a moist gel
Facilitates moist wound healing by maintaining a moist environment
Has haemostatic properties due to calcium ion release from the alginate dressing in contact with body fluids
Reduces risk of maceration only one layer of exudate is maintained at the wound surface but excess exudate is absorbed
Helps to clean the wound bacteria are trapped in the gel formed by the exudate absorbed and are then removed during dressing change

Brand	Cutimed®
Manufacturer	BSN Medical
Application	Calcium Alginate Dressing
Dimensions	4 X 4 Inch
Material	Calcium Sodium Alginate (80% calcium and 20% Sodium)/Natural Seaweed
Shape	Square
Sterility	Sterile

Maintains a moist environment
Fast gelling
Highly absorbent
Retains the exudate in a gel
Excellent wet integrity
Moderate to heavily exuding wounds; shallow and deep wounds
Chronic wounds such as venous ulcer, pressure ulcer, arterial ulcer, diabetic ulcer
Acute wounds such as skin donor sites, abrasions and lacerations, superficial and partial thickness burns
Easily cut to size customisable application
Highly flexible fibres conform to every wound base
Excellent wet integrity easily removed intact
The exchange of calcium ions within the dressing with sodium ions, which are present in the exudate, transforms the alginate into a moist gel
Facilitates moist wound healing by maintaining a moist environment
Has haemostatic properties due to calcium ion release from the alginate dressing in contact with body fluids
Reduces risk of maceration only one layer of exudate is maintained at the wound surface but excess exudate is absorbed
Helps to clean the wound bacteria are trapped in the gel formed by the exudate absorbed and are then removed during dressing change