Not all hydrocolloids are the same.
The DuoDERM family of products is designed to bring gentleness to wound management, to give patients peace of mind and to make your life easier. The advantages of a moist wound-healing environment include improved healing rate, increased epithelialization, reduced infection, enhanced collagen synthesis, and the earlier appearance of more macrophages in the wound bed.
DuoDERM® Dressings Support Gentle Wound Management
Nothing grabs your attention like something “on the edge”, and this may or may not make the transition for wound management into an unfavorable situation. Wound dressings manage this situation by being applied at the right time to increase the chances of successful healing.
On contact with a moist wound surface, DuoDERM® dressings form a gel that creates an optimal moist wound healing environment.
DuoDERM® Signal™ Dressing
A visual change indicator designed to make dressing change decisions easier.
DuoDERM® Signal™ Dressing is a primary dressing for low-to-moderately exuding wounds.
It can also be used as a secondary dressing to secure an AQUACEL® or AQUACEL® Ag Dressing.
The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) and The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) guidelines recommend the usage of hydrocolloids for the management of pressure ulcers.
DuoDERM® Signal™ Dressing can be used to manage stage I and stage II pressure ulcers.
Optimized Dressing Use
- Dressings have a visual indicator which indicates when a dressing needs changing, reducing premature dressing changes.
- A thin, smooth, low-friction backing is designed to reduce shearing that can prematurely dislodge the dressing.
Protection
- A thin polyurethane film provides a bacterialand viral barrier when the dressing remains intact and without leakage.
- The film provides a waterproof barrier over the dressing.
- It is easy to apply and can be removed without damaging newly formed tissue.
- It helps to reduce bunching and the effect of shear through tapered edges and a smooth surface.
- It helps to prevent damage to the wound bed on removal through a unique gelling action, ensuring maximum comfort.
Ease of Application
- The translucent backing enhances dressing placement and initial monitoring of the wound
- The tapered edge contours to difficult areas
Areas subject to friction force, including the heels, buttocks, sacrum, elbows, and trochanters, are likely to develop wounds (or breakdown around wounds)3.
DuoDERM® Signal™ comes in various shapes designed to be placed in these difficult to dress areas.
Hints and Tips for Difficult to Dress Areas
- Remove the dressing from the protective sleeve.
- Peel back the main white release paper and the two small margin tabs and apply the dressing wings to the back of the heel.
- Remove the two large tabs and apply the remaining lower part of dressing to the heel.
- Ensure good contact with the skin by gently smoothing over kinks or folds with warm hands.
- Please see the package inserts for full product information, including instructions for its use.
- The use of DuoDERM® Signal™ dressing neither guarantees nor warranties against HIV transmission.
- Please read the Instructions for Use for complete directions.
