Journal of Woundcare Handbook

The professional's guide to wound product selection

Products

Soffcrepe

A type-2 light support bandage manufactured from a shrink-woven fabric of plain weave. Soft and comfortable. Washable in mild detergent and water.

Softdrape

Universal aseptic dressing pack. Latex-free. Contains: 1 × sterile field, 5 × non-woven swabs, 1 × paper towel, 1 × apron, 1 × disposal bag, 1 pair Vitrex gloves, 1 × sterile ruler, 1 × tray.

Softpore

Postoperative wound island dressing with fluid-repellent, breathable backing

SoleSafe Bed End Pressure Relief Pad

Pre-inflated or inflatable pads impregnated with antimicrobial polyurethane that protect the soles of the feet when patients slide down an inclined bed. Secured to the bed with adjustable straps and snap buckles, which can be replaced. Supplied with manual hand pump. Can be combined with HeelSafe to protect both the heel and plantar surfaces.

Solvaline N

Low adherent, easy-to-use absorbent dressing with great air permeability.

Sorbsan Silver Flat

A sterile, non-woven, calcium alginate dressing with silver. High in mannuronic acid and low in guluronic acid. The fibres swell and form a gel on contact with wound exudate, releasing ionic silver particles to reduce bioburden. Will promote haemostasis in bleeding wounds.

Sorbsan Flat

A sterile, non-woven, calcium alginate wound dressing. High in mannuronic acid and low in guluronic acid. The fibres swell and form a sodium-calcium alginate gel on contact with wound exudate. Will promote haemostasis in bleeding wounds.

Spectrix

Formerly known as Epifix, this is minimially manipulated, dehyrdated, non-viable, human cellular amniotic/chorion membrane (dHACM) allograft derived from the placenta. It contains multiple extracellular matrix proteins, growth factors, cytokines and other specialty proteins present in amniotic tissue to provide a barrier membrane that enhances healing.

Spirit Alginate

Dressings to control minor bleeding, derived from the calcium salts of seaweed. The alginate fibres form a hydrophilic gel on contact with wound fluid to allow maximum contact with the wound bed. Alginates absorb exudate away from the wound while providing a moist wound environment conducive to healing. The range offers an alginate ribbon for narrow wounds or sinuses, alginate packing in the form a ‘rope’ for cavities and an alginate flat sheet for application to shallow wounds.