Details
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, minimizing potential to stick to gloves or to itself Stays on skin for long periods of time without skin irritation or maceration Stretch and release removal prevents skin irritation For pediatric I.V.s, the 1610 dressing, with colourful bears, provides an ideal solution 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. 3M™ Tegaderm™ Transparent Film Dressings are breathable, sterile, transparent, waterproof, and they provide a barrier to external contaminants. Tegaderm™ Film consists of a thin film backing with a non-latex, hypoallergenic adhesive. The dressing is breathable, allowing good oxygen and moisture vapor exchange. It is waterproof and impermeable to liquids, bacteria, and viruses.* An intact dressing protects the site from outside contamination. *Laboratory testing has proven Tegaderm™ and Tegaderm™ HP Film provide a barrier against HIV-1 and HBV while the dressings remain intact without leakage.
Suggested Applications
Can be used to protect IV catheters and other percutaneous devices, such as peripheral and midline catheters, subclavian and jugular catheters, PICC lines (peripherally inserted central catheters), pulmonary artery catheters, tunneled catheters and implanted ports, epidural catheters, dialysis catheters, subcutaneous insulin catheters, umbilical catheters Central venous catheters, including subclavian, jugular, femoral and PICCs Tunneled central vascular devices (ports) Dialysis catheters Hickman/Broviac catheters Pulmonary artery catheters Arterial catheter Epidural catheters Feeding tubes.
