Healing for every body

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  • Product facts visualizing moderate to high superficial and deep sloughy granulating

Cutimed® Alginate

is a sterile, non-medicated alginate dressing, consisting of mainly calcium alginate fiber. Cutimed Alginate dressing is made of natural fibers derived from seaweed. A hidden integrity layer in the dressing gives it high wet stability. 
  • Helps to stop bleeding 
  • Adapts to wound bed 
  • Easy removal

Intended Purpose

Usage instructions: Cutimed Alginate is a highly absorbent wound dressing. It is indicated for moderately to highly exuding wounds, such as: surface trauma, cavity wounds, pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, venous/arterial leg ulcers, donor sites and post-surgical wounds. 
Cutimed Alginate dressings are suitable for use under compression bandages.

Wear time: Cutimed Alginate can remain in situ up to 7 days, depending on patient condition, the level of exudate and the saturation of the secondary dressing.

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Product benefits

Helps to stop bleeding

Helps to stop bleeding due to its hemostatic properties
Symbol of a wound dressing that perfectly fits to the wound bed to represent its high adaption

Adapts to wound bed

The soft gel adapts to wound bed and minimizes dead space, especially for deep wounds and wounds with cavities.   

Easy removal

Can be removed in one piece due to high wet tensile strength.
Symbol of water circulation to visualize effective moisture balance

Effective moisture balance

Facilitates moist wound healing by maintaining a moist environment.

Product facts

Superficial and deep

Sloughy

Granulating

Moderate to high

Both side application

Secondary dressing needed

How to use

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Wound preparation
Debride when necessary and irrigate the wound in accordance with local clinical protocol.
Remove excess moisture from surrounding skin.
Dressing and rope preparation
Select an appropriate dressing according to wound size.
1. Cut (using sterile scissors) or fold the dressing to fit the wound.
2. Apply to wound bed directly. Loosely fill deep wounds, ensuring the dressing does not overlap the wound margins. (2)
3. and 4. Cover and secure with a suitable secondary dressing.
How to remove
Carefully remove the secondary dressing, and gently remove Cutimed Alginate from the wound bed and discard. If the wound appears dry, saturate the dressing with sterile saline solution prior to removal. If required, irrigate the wound site with a suitable wound cleanser prior to application of new dressing.

Product specifications

PRODUCT
REF
Dimensions
Pieces/box
Pcs. definition
Pieces/shipper
Boxes/shipper
Sterile
Cutimed® Alginate 7263412 5 cm x 5 cm 10 BOX OF 10 600 60 Yes
Cutimed® Alginate 7263413 10 cm x 10 cm 10 BOX OF 10 400 40 Yes
Cutimed® Alginate 7263414 10 cm x 20 cm 10 BOX OF 10 200 20 Yes
Cutimed® Alginate 7263415 2.5 cm x 30 cm 5 BOX OF 5 400 80 Yes

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Instruction for use

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