
- NuMed Silver Alginate Dressing & Rope are soft, conformable wound dressings with high mannuronic acid content.
- Contains 1.4% w/w silver as silver calcium alginate per dressing, forming a gel upon contact with wound exudate or blood.
- Creates a moist wound healing environment with antibacterial effects on bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli.
- Provides sustained release of silver ions, protecting against bacterial contamination for up to 3 days.
Additional Features:
- Antibacterial effect on various strains of bacteria.
- Protects wounds from bacterial contamination.
- Adapts to the shape of the wound cavity.
- Quickly absorbs wound fluids, forming a gel-like covering over the wound.
- Creates an ideal moist wound healing environment.
- Can absorb up to 20 times its weight.
- Easy to apply.
Indications:
NuMed Silver Alginate Dressing is indicated for use in treating:
- Moderate to heavily draining wounds, tunneling wounds.
- May help reduce infection in partial and full-thickness wounds.
- Leg ulcers.
- Diabetic ulcers.
- Venous ulcers.
- Pressure ulcers.
- Surgical and traumatic wounds.
- Oncology wounds with exudates.
- First and second-degree burns.
Contraindications:
- Not recommended for use on third-degree burns.
- Not suitable for light exudate and dry eschar.
- Not indicated for wounds requiring surgical measures to achieve hemostasis.
- Contraindicated in patients with known sensitivity to silver.