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The comprehensive guide to wound product selection

Cutimed Alginate

Alginates Essity

Cutimed Alginate

Sterile, non-medicated alginate dressing, consisting of calcium and sodium alginate.

Indications

Moderately-to-highly exuding wounds, such as surface trauma, moderately-to-heavily draining wounds, cavity wounds, pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcer, venous/arterial leg ulcer, donor sites and post-surgical wounds. Suitable for use under compression bandages.

Contraindications

Surgical implantation; dry wounds; to control heavy bleeding; to control wound infection; sensitivity or allergy to dressing or components

Price

5×5cm, £0.82
10×10cm, £1.72
10×20cm, £3.23
2.5×30cm (tape), £3.95

Alginates

ActivHeal Alginate

Advanced Medical Solutions

ActivHeal Alginate

Soft, conformable, highly a bsorbent calcium sodium alginate dressing. Available in a felt or a rope.

Algivon

Advancis Medical

Algivon

Alginate dressing impregnated with 100% manuka honey

Algivon Plus

Advancis Medical

Algivon Plus

Reinforced alginate dressing impregnated with 100% manuka honey

Silvercel

Solventum (KCI Medical)

Silvercel

Silver alginate dressing containing a non-adherent layer that releases silver ions into wound fluid while also protecting the wound bed

Silvercel Non-Adherent

Solventum (KCI Medical)

Silvercel Non-Adherent

Silver alginate dressing with unique non-adherent layer that allows release of silver ions into the wound fluid while also protecting the wound bed

Tegaderm Alginate

Solventum (KCI Medical)

Tegaderm Alginate

Helps to maintain a moist wound healing environment in medium to heavily exuding wounds. The dressing is highly conformable, soft, absorbent, sterile, primary wound dressing. In reaction with wound exudate, it forms a gelatinous mass which maintains a moist healing environment. The high-integrity design helps to provide structure to the dressing upon removal.