Foam composite dressing. (Product Watch).Versiva[R] dressing, ConvaTec's new advanced wound dressing, is designed to provide an optimal moisture balance that supports the wound-healing process in exuding wounds. This low-profile advanced wound dressing is gentle, comfortable for patients, and easy to use for professionals. The dressing can be used on chronic and acute wounds that are open and exuding, including pressure ulcers Pressure ulcer Also known as a decubitus ulcer, pressure ulcers are open wounds that form whenever prolonged pressure is applied to skin covering bony outcrops of the body. Patients who are bedridden are at risk of developing pressure ulcers. , leg ulcers, diabetic foot diabetic foot A foot with a constellation of pathologic changes affecting the lower extremity in diabetics, often leading to amputation and/or death due to complications; the common initial lesion leading to amputation is a nonhealing skin ulcer, induced by ulcers, and postoperative post·op·er·a·tive adj. Happening or done after a surgical operation. postoperative after a surgical operation. postoperative care wounds. It consists of the following layers: a perforated per·fo·ra·ted adj. Pierced with one or more holes. , skin-friendly adhesive layer; a Hydrofiber[R] technology layer; a spread layer; and a polyurethane-coated foam-film layer. Versiva dressing absorbs and retains both the exudates and the bacteria within the exudates, inside the dressing. It supports healing by creating an optimal moisture balance at the wound surface. The polyurethane-coated foam-film layer also acts as a viral and bacterial barrier. Circle 138 on Reader Service Card |
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