Why to Choose Puracol Collagen Dressing?
- Triple-helix format helps restore chemical balance in the wound bed facilitating the give-n-take magnetism of a healing wound
- Highly absorbent material converts to soft gel sheet that stays in intimate contact with wound bed as it absorbs exudate
- Fibroblasts recognize this structure as naturally behaving normally producing the collagen to heal the wound
- Supporting normal fibroblast activity while distracting negative forces like MMPs and Elastase
- Triple helix structure allows the body’s own fibroblasts to act normally
- Absorbent collagen sheets manage wound moisture
Recommended Secondary Dressings:
- Stratasorb Composite
- Bordered Gauze
- Optifoam Gentle
- Optifoam Adhesive
Recommended Wound Conditions:
- All wound depths
- All drainage levels
- As a primary dressing
What to buy with Medline Colllagen Dressing
- Medline Avant Gauze Non-Woven Sterile Sponges
- Medline Soothe And Cool Moisture Barrier Ointment
Also available:
- Medline Puracol Plus AG Collagen Dressing with Antimicrobial Silver (Code MSC8722EPH)
- Medline Puracol Collagen Dressing (Code MSC8544)
When to use Puracol Plus Collagen Wound Dressing?
- Pressure ulcers
- Partial and full-thickness wounds
- Ulcers caused by mixed vascular etiologies
- Diabetic ulcers
- Donor sites and other bleeding surface wounds
- Abrasions
- Traumatic wounds healing by secondary intention
- Dehisced surgical wounds
Puracol Collagen Dressing Contraindications
- Active vasculitis or patients with known sensitivity to collagen
- Patients with known sensitivity to silver
- Third-degree burns
How to Apply Puracol Plus Collagen Dressing?
- Follow normal procedures for wound bed preparation such as irrigating with wound cleansers or saline, and debriding the wound if necessary
- Dry the area surrounding the wound
- The dressing may be cut to size or shape to better match the wound area
- To maintain a moist wound it should be covered with a suitable secondary dressing such as Suresite Film Dressings, Optifoam or Optifoam Ag foam dressings, StrataSorb, or a bordered gauze
- Remove the outer, and secondary dressing, and at the clinician’s discretion, remove the remaining collagen from the wound, or replace another collagen sheet on top of the previous sheet
- Change/reapply Puracol Plus AG for up to 7 days, depending on drainage
How frequently Medline Wound Dressing should be changed?
- May be left in place for up to 7 days
- Dressing change frequency will depend on the amount of drainage
Puracol Plus Collagen Dressing Instruction Manual
