Mepilex Border Sacrum Ag 18x18 cm Box 5 382000

Mepilex Border Sacrum Ag 18x18 cm is an advanced all-in-one silver foam dressing specifically designed for sacral wounds, offering comprehensive wound management.
This innovative dressing combines Molnlycke's proprietary Safetac technology with effective antimicrobial silver, providing a gentle yet powerful solution for wound healing.
It ensures exceptional conformability to the sacral area, effectively manages exudate, and maintains an optimal moist wound environment crucial for recovery.
The continuous release of silver ions provides sustained antimicrobial action, reducing the risk of infection and supporting the healing process.

Key Benefits

• Gentle Adhesion & Pain-Free Removal: Featuring Molnlycke's unique Safetac technology, Mepilex Border Sacrum Ag adheres gently to the skin and wound bed, minimizing trauma to the wound and surrounding skin during dressing changes.
  This ensures a virtually pain-free removal experience for the patient.
  Safetac technology helps seal the wound margins, reducing the risk of maceration.

• Effective Antimicrobial Protection: The dressing continuously releases silver ions into the wound bed, which provides a broad-spectrum antimicrobial effect.
  This helps to inactivate wound pathogens (bacteria and fungi), reducing bioburden and preventing infection, particularly critical for sacral wounds which are prone to contamination.

• Superior Exudate Management: Mepilex Border Sacrum Ag is highly absorbent, efficiently managing moderate to high levels of exudate.
  Its multi-layered construction locks exudate away from the wound bed, preventing leakage and reducing the frequency of dressing changes while maintaining a moist healing environment.

• Optimal Moist Wound Environment: By effectively absorbing and retaining exudate, the dressing helps to maintain a balanced moist environment, which is essential for facilitating natural wound healing processes.
  This environment supports autolytic debridement and cell proliferation.

• Conformable & Anatomically Shaped: Specifically shaped for the sacral area, this dressing offers excellent conformability, ensuring close contact with the wound surface.
  This unique design helps to minimize pressure points and improve patient comfort, making it ideal for wounds in this challenging anatomical location.

• Reduces Infection Risk: The sustained antimicrobial action of silver significantly reduces the presence of bacteria and fungi, thereby lowering the risk of wound infection and complications.

• Promotes Faster Healing: By providing a gentle, protected, moist, and antimicrobial environment, Mepilex Border Sacrum Ag supports the body's natural healing mechanisms, leading to faster and more efficient wound closure.

How to Use

1. Cleanse the Wound: Gently clean the wound area with saline solution or a prescribed wound cleanser according to clinical practice.
   Ensure the surrounding skin is dry.

2. Select Appropriate Size: Choose a Mepilex Border Sacrum Ag dressing that extends at least 2 cm beyond the wound edges onto the surrounding healthy skin to ensure proper adhesion and exudate management.

3. Prepare the Dressing: Remove the release films from the adhesive (Safetac) side of the dressing.

4. Apply the Dressing: Gently apply the adhesive side to the wound, ensuring the dressing conforms to the sacral area.
   Do not stretch the dressing during application.

5. Secure (if needed): The dressing is self-adherent; however, additional fixation (e.g., medical tape) may be used if required to further secure it, especially in areas of high movement.

6. Dressing Change Frequency: Mepilex Border Sacrum Ag can be left in place for several days, depending on the wound condition, exudate level, and clinical assessment.
   Change the dressing when clinically indicated or when the exudate reaches the edge of the dressing.

Caution & Warnings

• Consult a Healthcare Professional: Always consult with a doctor or wound care specialist for appropriate wound assessment and management.
  

• Allergy: Do not use if you are allergic to silver or any components of the dressing.
  

• Sterile Product: Ensure the packaging is intact before use. Do not use if the sterile barrier is damaged or opened.
  

• Single Use: This dressing is for single use only. Do not re-sterilize or reuse, as this may compromise sterility and performance, leading to infection.
  

• Discontinue Use: If signs of irritation, maceration, or allergic reactions occur, discontinue use immediately and consult a healthcare professional.
  

• External Use Only: This product is for external topical use on wounds only. Avoid contact with eyes or internal bodily cavities.
  

• Compatibility: Avoid using oxidizing agents (e.g., hypochlorite solutions) in conjunction with Mepilex Border Sacrum Ag, as they may interfere with the silver component.
  

Ingredients / Product Composition

• Absorbent Foam: Polyurethane foam designed for high fluid absorption and retention.

• Safetac Layer: A soft silicone adhesive layer that ensures gentle adhesion, minimizes trauma upon removal, and seals the wound edges.

• Silver Compound: Incorporated within the dressing to provide a sustained release of antimicrobial silver ions.

• Backing Film: A breathable, water-resistant outer film that protects the wound from external contaminants while allowing moisture vapor exchange.

Product Details

• Brand: Molnlycke

• Manufacturer: Molnlycke Health Care AB

• Type: All-in-one Sacral Silver Foam Dressing

• Size: 18 x 18 cm

• Package Size: Box of 5 dressings

• SKU/IBC: 7332551870430