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 breathabiliy and reduce the risk of skin maceration.
• Radio Transparent - Hypafix's radiotransparency 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 presence of moisture
• Square frame printing on the release paper; guideline for cutting
• Split liner for easy removal of release paper

When to use Hypafix Medical Tape?

• Retains primary dressing on small to large surgical or wound sites
• 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 to secure catheters and other tubes and instruments