Description
TEGADERM FILM 10cmx25cm Transparent film dressings are breathable, sterile, waterproof, and provide a barrier to outside contaminants. 3M Tegaderm Transparent Dressings consist of a thin film backing with an adhesive that gently, yet securely, adheres to skin.
Specifications:
| Brand | Tegaderm™ |
| Condition | Dressing & Device Securement, I.V. Related, Pressure Ulcer, Skin Care, Wound Care |
| Department | Cardiovascular, Dialysis Centre, Emergency, I.V. Therapy, Intensive Care Unit, Medical-Surgical, Oncology, Operating Room-Surgery, Paediatrics, Radiology, Urgent Care, Wound Care |
| Dressing Type | Film |
| Hypoallergenic | Yes |
| IV Related Condition Type | Arterial Catheter, CVC Dialysis, CVC Implanted Port, CVC PICC, CVC Short-Term, CVC Tunneled, Epidural Catheter, PICC, PIV |
| Latex | No |
| Overall Length (Metric) | 25 cm |
| Overall Width (Metric) | 10 cm |
| Product Colour | Transparent |
| Product Type | Standard Dressing |
| Product Use | PIV |
| Units per Pack | 20 |
Details:
This 3M™ Tegaderm™ Transparent Film Dressing can be used to cover and protect catheter sites and wounds, maintain a moist environment for wound healing, and secure devices to the skin.
* Laboratory testing has proven 3M™ Tegaderm™ and Tegaderm™ HP Transparent Dressings provide a viral (HIV-1 and HBV) barrier while dressings remain intact without leakage.
- Waterproof, sterile barrier that protects catheter sites and wounds from external contaminants such as bacteria, viruses, blood and body fluids – in vitro testing shows that the transparent film provides a viral barrier from viruses 27nm in diameter or larger while the dressing remains intact without leakage
- Breathable film that lets oxygen in and moisture vapour out
- Picture-frame delivery makes placement accurate and easy, minimising the potential to stick to gloves or to itself
- Breathable film, allows oxygen in and moisture vapour out
- Sterile, waterproof dressing that provides a breathable bacterial and viral barrier to outside contaminants and allows the patient to shower*
- Comprehensive clinical documentation
Suggested Applications
- Cover and protect catheter sites and wounds
- Maintain a moist environment for wound healing
- As a secondary dressing
- As a protective cover over at-risk skin
- To secure devices to the skin
- Superficial burns
- As a protective eye covering
