3M™ Health Care

How Supplied

3M™ Tegaderm™ Ag Mesh Dressing with Silver is a non-woven gauze dressing that contains silver sulfate, 8 mg/g of dressing. Silver sulfate released as silver ions within the dressing creates an effective barrier for up to 7 days. The soft, absorbent dressing is supplied sterile and may be custom cut. The porous, non-occlusive dressing conforms to the wound base and wicks drainage into the dressing where the silver ions are available to reduce the number of bacteria and yeast that are absorbed into the dressing.

This dressing may be used as a primary wound dressing over abrasions; pressure injuries; arterial, neuropathic (diabetic), and venous leg ulcers; surgical and traumatic wounds; superficial and partial thickness burns and donor sites.

• Not for use on individuals who have a known hypersensitivity to silver or cotton.

• For external use only.

• Not intended for use as a surgical sponge.

• Not for use on full-thickness burns.

• Clean the wound and surrounding skin. If the patient's skin is fragile or wound drainage may contact the periwound skin, apply barrier film around the wound.

• Remove the dressing from the package. For dry to minimally draining wounds, the dressing should be moistened with a sterile normal saline or sterile water or liquid hydrogel, to provide a moist wound environment. For moderate to highly draining wounds, premoistening may not be required.

• If necessary, trim or fold the dressing to fit the wound site.

• Apply the dressing to the wound bed without overlap onto the surrounding skin.

• Secure with an appropriate secondary cover dressing to help manage the wound drainage. A moisture retentive barrier may be used as a cover dressing to help maintain a moist wound environment.

• Change the dressing as needed. Frequency of changing will depend on factors such as the type of wound and volume of drainage. The dressing remains effective for up to 7 days.

• At the time of dressing change, if the dressing is adhered to the wound surface, saturate with sterile normal saline or sterile water, allow the dressing to soften, and gently remove.

• Avoid forceful removal of the dressing to minimize disruption of the wound.

• Do not reuse the dressing.

• Remove the dressing prior to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures.

Reference

1. https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-Tegaderm-Ag-Mesh-Dressing-with-Silver?N=5002385±3293321916&rt=rud