Calcium Alginate Rope With Silver

Calcium alginate dressings are a not so common option for wound care but can be highly effective for both wounds that have exudate as well as deep cavity wounds that have to be packed.

Calcium alginate rope with silver.

The dressing releases silver ions when coming into contact with wound fluid. Place the alginate dressing over the wound. Maxorb extra ag cmc alginate dressings. A calcium alginate dressing is a topical wound dressing made with the ingredient alginate also called algin which is a highly absorbent substance that is extracted from the cell walls of brown seaweed.

Alginate dressings 11 sort by. Calcium alginate wound dressing with silver by mckesson is a sterile antimicrobial wound dressing that is designed to assist with reducing infections and decreasing bioburden. This type of dressing is used for dermal wounds that produce exudate meaning that they ooze bodily fluids such as blood plasma mucus or pus for these kinds of wounds a calcium alginate. Gels on contact with moisture.

Restore calcium alginate dressing with silver is indicated for moderate to heavily exuding partial to full thickness wounds including post operative wounds trauma wounds dermal lesions trauma injuries or incisions leg ulcers pressure ulcers diabetic ulcers graft and donor sites first and second degree burns and post operative surgical wounds. Maxorb ag is highly absorbent and helps reduce wound odor. Dermaginate is a calcium alginate wound dressing for moderate to highly exudating wounds. Calcium alginate with antimicrobial silver rope dressing is an effective barrier to bacterial penetration in moderate to heavily exudating wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers leg ulcers pressure ulcers partial and full thickness wounds donor sites and traumatic and surgical wounds.

This version of maxord extra contains conrolled release ionic silver. Conforms readily to any wound bed. The calcium alginate wound dressing with silver acts as a primary wound dressing that can be cut to fit wounds with moderate to heavy exudate. Derived from natural seaweed.

Available in 3 sizes. A maxorb ag dressing can be left in place for up to 21 days depending on the amount of drainage. If you are using a rope alginate dressing gently fill the wound with rope by fluffing and layering the dressing back and forth into the wound site. Prepare an alginate dressing which has been precut and shaped according to the size shape and location of the wound site.

1 x 12 rope msc9412ep 2 x 2 msc9422ep and 4 x 4 75 msc94445ep. They can also be used on dry wounds when combined with a sterile saline solution made from natural alginate fibers derived from brown seaweed calcium.