NuMed Silver Alginate Dressing & Rope are soft, conformable wound dressings with a high mannuronic acid content. The silver impregnated alginate fibers, 1.4% w/w silver as silver calcium alginate per dressing, forms a gel when in contact with wound exudate or blood, which creates a moist wound healing environment. The silver in the alginate wound dressing has an antibacterial effect on various types of bacteria including; Staphylococcus aureus and E coli. The sustained release of silver ions protects the dressing from a broad spectrum of bacterial contamination over a period of up to 3 days.

Features:

• Antibacterial effect on numerous strains of bacteria
• Protects wounds from bacterial contamination
• Designed to adapt to the shape of wound cavity
• Quickly absorbs wound fluids and forms 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
• 1st and 2nd degree burns

CONTRAINDICATIONS

• NuMed Silver Alginate Dressing is not recommended for use on third degree burns.
• Not recommended for use on light exudate and dry eschar.
•  Not indicated for use on wounds that require surgical measures to achieve hemostasis.
• Contraindicated in patients with known sensitivity to silver.