DESCRIPTION

3M™ Tegaderm™ Transparent Film 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. These dressings consist of a thin film backing with a hypoallergenic adhesive that gently secures to the skin. Breathable, sterile, transparent, waterproof, and they provide a barrier to external contaminants.

• Provides a waterproof, sterile barrier to external contaminants including liquids, bacteria and viruses
• Easy to apply and remove
• Picture-frame delivery makes placement accurate and easy
• Stays on skin for long periods of time without skin irritation or maceration

Suggested Applications:

• Clean, closed surgical incisions, skin graft donor sites
• Stage I or II pressure ulcers, superficial wounds such as abrasions, skin tears and blisters
• First-and second-degree burns, protective cover to prevent skin breakdown
• Secondary dressing over gauze, alginates or hydrogels, protective eye covering
• Tunneled central vascular devices
• Dialysis catheters, Hickman/Broviac catheters
• Pulmonary artery catheters
• Arterial and Epidural catheters