3M Introduces New Wound Care Product
St. Paul, MN - 3M today announced the launch of 3M Tegaderm Ag Mesh Dressing with Silver, a new wound care product with fast-acting, long-lasting antimicrobial barrier effectiveness against a wide range of microbes, including antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as MRSA and VRE(a).
Versatile Tegaderm Ag Mesh Dressing is a familiar, gauze-like porous material, which may be used as a primary dressing with absorbent wound fillers, or packed into tunnels or undermined areas. It’s safe - noncytotoxic and nonirritating with no to minimal skin staining, and easy to use - conformable and soft, easy to cut and requires no premoistening on draining wounds.
“Tegaderm Ag Mesh Dressing with Silver is the latest innovation in the Tegaderm line of wound care products, and we’re pleased to offer it as an affordable and effective addition to our family of medical products,” said Patricia Oatman, 3M marketing manager.
Cost-effective Tegaderm Ag Mesh dressing provides a seven-day antimicrobial barrier for a variety of wounds, especially those that have stalled or are slow to heal, including: pressure, venous and neuropathic (diabetic) ulcers, surgical wounds, second degree burns, traumatic wounds, donor sites and abrasions. It is available in five sizes from 2 x 2 inches to 16 x 16 inches.
For more information about Tegaderm Ag Mesh dressing, visit www.3M.com/Tegaderm or call (800) 228-3957.
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MRSA Notes » MRSA and Silver // Jul 3, 2006 at 10:20 am
[…] Silver has been used for centuries as an antibacterial and as more antibiotics have been created and have been made accessible to the population, silver has fallen out of favor, as do many old fashioned products and techniques as new technology brings on more modern and supposedly better ways and means. However, with the recent rise in antibiotic resistant infections and the realization that maybe the new stuff just isnt as great as we thought it was, old fashioned silver has come to the forefront again. As I am not a scientist, I cannot accurately tell you what it is about silver that actually kills the bacteria, only that it does, and it has indeed been proven to kill the antibiotic resistant MRSA bacteria, and that it is being used currently in wound dressings and fabrics, to provide a barrier to bacteria and kill any bacteria that may be in the vicinity. […]
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