Wound Care

Large open wounds offer a point of entry for Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI). Wounds become infected not only as a result of medical procedures but also from circulating hospital air and from skin microbes. The wounds need to be kept clean and free from bacterial contamination, or the bacterial population within a wound should be reduced by application of appropriate antiseptics. Various types of dressings attempt to address the needs of bioburden reduction. They include dry dressings, moist dressings, alginate dressings, hydrocolloid and hydrogel dressings as well as collagen-based dressings and gauze dressings.

Covalon has successfully developed expertise in advanced therapeutics delivery biomaterials that form the base manufacturing materials for medical devices in wound care.

• denatured cross-linked porcine collagen
• antimicrobial soluble silver salt-containing collagen dressing with a fee schedule
• multiple therapeutic loading capability
• high fluid absorption
• conforms and contours easily to various wound sites, can be cut to fit wound bed
• can be applied either wet or dry
• when dry, rapidly absorbs exudate
• when wetted, donates moisture 
• biodegradable
• can be used in conjunction with other dressings