BSN Hypafix Dressing Retention Tape

Why choose Hypafix Dressing Retention Tape?

• Wide Area Fixation: This general wide-area fixation tape firmly secures on all sides. Does not slip or become detached thanks to the skin-friendly and reliable adhesive with a soft, pliable backing.
• Air & Moisture Permeable: Hypafix fabric is air and moisture permeable to allow breathability and reduce the risk of skin maceration.
• Radio Transparent: Hypafix's radio transparency allows for radiotherapy or X-ray examinations without removing the patient's bandage.
• Atraumatic Removal: The gentle yet secure polyacrylate adhesive is well tolerated even by patients with sensitive skin and allows painless bandage removal.

Benefits of BSN Hypafix Dressing Retention Tape

• A family of secure & skin-friendly fixation tapes for a wide range of applications
• The stretch and conformability of Hypafix allows the patient greater freedom of movement
• Wide-area fixation of the wound dressing reduces the risk of contamination
• Fixation designed for sensitive skin and atraumatic removal
• The polyacrylate adhesive holds dressing safely and reliably in place, even in the presence of moisture
• Square frame printing on the release paper a guideline for cutting
• Split liner for easy removal of release paper

When to use Hypafix Tape?

• Retains primary dressing on small to large surgical or wound sites
• Hypafix dressing retention tape is ideal use for areas of body requiring flexibility such as elbows and knees
• Ideal base coverage for areas applying the patellofemoral taping technique
• Dressing retention in particular of large post-operative wound dressings, gauze and absorbent compresses
• Light compression for joints and highly contoured parts of the body
• Ideal for securing catheters and other tubes and instruments

What to buy with BSN Hypafix Tape

• BSN Cutimed Siltec Silicone Dressing
• BSN Cutimed Protect Foam Applicator
• BSN Cutimed Sorbact Round Swabs
• BSN Cutimed Protect Spray

How to use Hypafix Dressing Retention Sheet?

1. Firstly, make sure that the skin is clean and dry.
2. Unroll the desired length of hypafix tape from the roll.
3. Select the amount needed and cut with scissors using the grid-lines guideline on backside.
4. Hypafix dressing retention tape has a split liner for easier removal of the backing. Peel away both the pieces from the entire length of the tape.
5. Stick the adhesive tape securely around the dressing. Adhesive can be easily removed without major pain or discomfort.