Optifoam Thin Adhesive Foam Dressing Features
- Acts like a bacterial barrier
- Self-adhesive, no need for a secondary dressing
- Light, non-bulky and flexible for increased patient comfort
- Cushioned foam pad protects during the healing process
- Permeable to water vapor and oxygen
- Waterproof, allows the patient to shower
- Gentle and durable adherent layer Absorbent
- Highly conformable and flexible foam
- Easy to cut
- Waterproof backing helps protect and helps keep external debris out
What are the benefits of Optifoam self-adherent dressing?
- The low-profile and conformable foam can be used to protect the skin against abrasion from medical devices such as tubing and braces
- The ability to cut allows Optifoam Thin to be used on irregularly shaped wounds found on digits, extremities and hard-to-reach areas
- The durability of the adherent layer can help provide anchoring to tubes and dressings
What to buy with Medline Foam Dressing?
- Covidien Curity AMD Antimicrobial Gauze Sponges
- Medline Skintegrity Wound Cleanser
When to Use Optifoam Foam Dressing
- Skin tears
- Abrasions
- Superficial pressure ulcers
When to change Optifoam dressing?
- Up to 7 days, dependent on patient condition and the level of drainage.
- Initially, it may be necessary to change the dressing every 24 hours or whenever good wound practice dictates the dressing should be changed
