Covidien Curasorb Zinc Calcium Alginate Dressing

Curasorb Calcium Alginate Dressing Features

• Unique gel block and fiber configuration encourages vertical wicking which pulls exudates straight through the dressing
• Allows a more efficient exudate removal
• Maintains Integrity allowing fast and easy removal and clean up
• Highly absorbent fluid binding absorbs up to 20 times its weight in exudate maximizing wound fluid retention and removal
• Allows fewer dressing changes
• Minimal shrinkage helps to prevent maceration of periwound

How does Zinc Dressing help with wound healing?

• Zinc plays a major role in regulating every phase of the wound healing process
• Membrane repair
• Oxidative stress
• Coagulation
• Inflammation
• Immune defence
• Tissue re-epithelialization
• Angiogenesis
• Fibrosis/scar formation
• Helps in the wound healing cascade
• Aids in cellular migration and mitosis
• Contribute to building and generating new cell growth which is essential for filling dead space and healing

Why to choose Curasorb Calcium Alginate Dressing?

• Unique calcium to sodium ratio proliferates sodium-calcium exchange with the wound
• Donates calcium to the wound and removes sodium from wound helping to regulate wound bed
• Isotonic sodium configuration is gentle on wound
• High calcium levels speeds hemostasis
• Stable gel formula with higher percentage of guluronic levels allows easier removal and minimizes tissue trauma
• Maximizes patient comfort during removal and debridement
• Place directly on the wound bed
• Can also be used to pack wounds

When to use Curasorb Zinc Calcium Alginate Dressing?

• Deep and tunneling wounds
• Heavy to moderate exudating wounds
• Venous ulcers
• Diabetic ulcers
• Arterial ulcers
• Donor sites
• Second degree burns
• Abrasions, lacerations and skin tears
• Pressure ulcers

What to buy with Curasorb Calcium Alginate

• Covidien Sterile Saline Water
• Cardinal Health Skin Barrier Ointment
• Medline Povidone Iodine Swabsticks