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.

• 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 on many 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. Unique, non-adhesive handles allow for hassle-free application (1655 & 1650 designs).
• 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.

Suggested Applications

• 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