Transparent film dressings designed to secure the catheter in challenging I.V. applications. Many with notches and borders reinforced with a soft cloth fabric, designed to reduce edge lift and to seal around the insertion site.
Tegaderm™ I.V. Film has a "frame" delivery system. Sterile soft cloth tape strips are also provided with many dressings for anchoring hubs, lumens and tubing. Dressings are waterproof and latex-free.
3M™ Tegaderm™ IV Transparent Film Dressing with Border 1610
2 inch x 2-1/4 inch (5cm x 5,7cm) IV Transparent Film Dressing with Border
1635
3M™ Tegaderm™ IV Transparent Film Dressing with Border 1635
3-1/2 inch x 4-1/4 inch (8,9cm x 10,8cm) IV Transparent Film Dressing with Border
Benefits
The CDC/HICPAC Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections base dressing change recommendations on studies with Tegaderm™ Film.
Notched designs provide a better seal around the catheter.
Sterile tape strips are provided with dressings.
Breathable film allows moisture vapor and oxygen exchange.
Transparency allows monitoring of I.V. sites without the need to remove the dressing.
Picture-frame style allows one-handed application and less waste.
Waterproof dressing provides a breathable bacterial and viral barrier{1} to outside contaminants and allows the patient to shower.
For pediatric I.V.s, the 1610 dressing, with colorful bears, provides an ideal solution. {1} - in vitro testing has proven Tegaderm™ dressings provide a viral barrier from viruses 27 nm in diameter, (e.g. HCV) or larger (e.g. HBV and HIV) while the dressing remains intact without leakage.
Suggested Applications
To cover and protect I.V. catheter sites and secure devices to the skin: Short peripheral and midline venous catheters Central venous catheters (including subclavian, jugular, femoral and PICCs) Implanted infusion devices (ports) Dialysis catheters Pulmonary artery catheters Arterial catheters Epidural catheters Insulin pump catheters Scalp vein needles Feeding tubes
