Cardinal Health Reinforced Gelling Fiber Wound Dressing

Cardinal Health Reinforced Gelling Fiber dressings are sterile, non-woven calcium/sodium alginate dressings built from a high M alginate in a cohesive fiber construction for moderate to heavy exuding wounds. As wound fluid is absorbed, the alginate forms a gel that assists in maintaining a moist environment for wound healing and the formation of granulation tissue. The highly absorbent gelling fibers wick and retain exudate away from the wound bed, and the cohesive construction allows the dressing to come out intact in one atraumatic piece. The dressing is single-use, and it may be applied as a primary dressing on deep or cavity wounds or used to control minor bleeding in superficial wounds.

Key Features and Benefits

• Sterile, single-use calcium/sodium alginate fibers in a cohesive, non-woven construction
• Forms a gel as wound fluid is absorbed, assisting in maintaining a moist wound environment for healing and granulation tissue formation
• Highly absorbent gelling fibers wick and retain exudate away from the wound bed
• Cohesive fiber construction for easy intact, one-piece atraumatic removal
• May be used for the management of moderate to heavy exuding, partial to full thickness wounds, including pressure ulcers, graft and donor sites, venous, arterial and diabetic ulcers, postoperative surgical wounds, lacerations and abrasions, cavity wounds, trauma wounds, and superficial and partial thickness burns
• May be used to control minor bleeding in superficial wounds
• May be used as a primary dressing on deep or cavity wounds
• Change frequency up to 7 days

Cardinal Health Reinforced Gelling Fiber Wound Dressing Chart

Contraindications

Do not use on dry eschar or third degree burns, over surgical implants, or for heavy bleeding. Do not use in individuals with a known sensitivity to alginates.