TEGADERM PLUS +PAD 3M Film Dressing 9cm x 15cm 3589 - Transparent/Waterproof/Non-Adherent Pad

• 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
• Tegaderm™ +Pad Film Dressing with Non-Adherent Pad available in nine different sizes

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)

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