Tegaderm Transparent Film Dressing Features
- This transparent dressing provides a moist environment for enhanced wound healing
- Versatility allows you to use one product for many applications
- Breathable film allows moisture vapor and oxygen exchange
- For I.V. sites, water vapor and oxygen are easily exchanged to permit normal functioning of the skin
- The Unique, thin film conforms to the body and flexes with the skin for greater patient comfort
- Offer borders reinforced with a soft cloth fabric, designed to reduce edge lift and increase patient comfort
- The Tegaderm dressing provides good initial adhesion without building to excessive levels over time. Even for dressings left in place for extended periods, the risk of patient discomfort and skin trauma are minimal when the dressing is removed
3M Tegaderm Transparent Dressing Uses
- 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
What are the Wound Management and Site Protection Applications of 3M Tegaderm Dressing?
- Clean, closed surgical incisions
- Skin graft donor sites
- Stage I or II pressure ulcers
- Superficial wounds such as abrasions, skin tears, and blisters
- First and second-degree burns
- Protective cover to prevent skin breakdown
- Secondary dressing over gauze, alginates, or hydrogels
- Protective eye covering
