How Supplied

3M™ Tegaderm™ HP Transparent Film Dressing

3M™ Tegaderm™ Transparent Film Dressing

3M™ Tegaderm™ Transparent Film Roll

Description

3M™ Tegaderm™ Transparent Film Dressing consists of a thin film backing with a non-latex, hypo-allergenic adhesive. The dressing is breathable, allowing good oxygen and moisture vapor exchange. It is waterproof and impermeable to liquids, bacteria, and viruses. An intact dressing protects the site from outside contamination.

To cover and protect catheter sites and wounds, to maintain a moist environment for wound healing, or to facilitate autolytic debridement, as a secondary dressing, as a protective cover over at-risk skin, to secure devices to the skin, to cover first and second-degree burns, and as a protective eye covering up to 7 days wear time.

• May be used on infected site only when under the care of a health care professional.

• Not intended to replace sutures or other primary wound closure methods.

• Antimicrobial ointments containing polyethylene glycols may compromise the strength of Tegaderm™ HP Transparent Film dressing.

• Stop any bleeding at the site before applying dressing.

• Do not stretch dressing during application as tension can cause skin trauma.

• Make sure the skin is clean, free of soap residue and lotion and allowed to dry thoroughly before applying the dressing to prevent skin irritation, and to ensure good adhesion.

• Peel the liner from the dressing, exposing the adhesive surface.

• Center the dressing over the catheter site or wound.

• Apply firm pressure over entire transparent portion.

• While slowly peeling off the paper frame, smooth down the dressing edges with fingertips.

Low and slow

• Gently grasp an edge, and slowly peel the dressing from the skin in the direction of hair growth. Avoid skin trauma by peeling the dressing back, rather than pulling it up from the skin.

OR

Stretch and release

• Grasp one edge of the dressing and gently pull it straight out to stretch it and release the adhesion.