3M invented gentle-to-skin medical adhesives more than 50 years ago, and continue to innovate solutions that provide consistent adhesion with easy removal to help minimize the risk of Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury (MARSI). Because wound care starts with skin care.
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Tegaderm™ Brand transparent dressings can be used to cover and protect catheter sites and wounds, to maintain a moist environment for wound healing, and to secure devices to the skin.
• Provides a waterproof, sterile barrier to external contaminants including liquids, bacteria and viruses**
• Made with a hypoallergenic, latex-free adhesive that is gentle to the skin yet holds catheters and other devices in place
• Conformable: dressing flexes with skin for greater patient comfort
• Unique shapes and designs for both I.V. and wound needs
3M™ Tegaderm™ High Integrity and High Gelling Alginate Dressing
Both High Integrity and High Gelling styles maintain a moist wound healing environment.
• Gel forming for optimal moist
wound healing environment
• Absorbent — use on moderate
to heavily exuding wounds
• Highly conformable primary
wound dressing
• Compatible with 3M cover dressings
Suggested applications:
• Pressure, venous and neuropathic (diabetic) ulcers
• Superficial wounds, cuts and abrasions
• Donor sites
• Post-operative wounds
• Trauma wounds
• Other dermal lesions
*4x4 and 6x6 dressings, based on in vivo studies EM-13977 and EM-13978.
** In vitro testing shows that the transparent film provides a viral barrier from viruses 27 nm in. diameter or larger while the dressing remains intact without leakage.