Description
Mepilex XT Dress is a soft foam dressing with Safetac silicone adhesive. Mepilex is intended for a wide range of exuding wounds such as leg and foot ulcers, pressure ulcers and traumatic wounds these include; skin tears and secondary healing wounds.
Mepilex can be used as a protection of compromised and/or fragile skin and may also be used as part of a prophylactic therapy to help prevent skin damage.
Directions for Use:
1. Cleanse the wound in accordance with clinical practice.
2. Dry the surrounding skin thoroughly.
3. Select an appropriate dressing size. Mepilex should cover the dry surrounding skin by at least 1-2 cm for the smaller sizes (sizes up to 12.5x12.5 cm) and 3-5 cm for the larger sizes in order to protect the surrounding skin from maceration and fixate the dressing securely. If required, Mepilex can be cut to suit various wound shapes and locations.
4. Remove the first release film and apply the adherent side to the wound.
5. Remove the remaining release film and smooth down the dressing on the skin. Do not stretch.
6. When necessary, fixate Mepilex with a bandage or other fixation
Ingredients:
Silicone, polyurethane.
Warnings:
• Do not use on patient with known hypersensitivity to the dressing or its ingoing materials.
• Do not use together with oxidising agents such as hypochlorite solutions or hydrogen peroxide.
• If you see signs of clinical infection e.g. fever or the wound or surrounding skin becoming red, warm or swollen, consult a health care professional for appropriate treatment.
• Do not reuse. If reused performance of the product may deteriorate, cross contamination may occur.
• Sterile. Do not use if sterile barrier is damaged or opened prior to use. Do not re-sterilise.
