Silotull Soft Silicone Primary Wound Dressings
Silotull® is a porous, atraumatic wound contact layer, consisting of a flexible polyester mesh and coated with soft tack silicone gel. The silicone coating is slightly tacky, which facilitates the application and retention of the dressing to the skin surrounding the wound. This gentle adhesion also tends to prevent maceration by inhibiting the lateral movement of exudate from the wound on to the surrounding skin. Soft silicone ensures removal of the dressing creates minimal pain / trauma to the delicate new tissues. Silotull® is not absorbent, but contains apertures / pores that allow the passage of exudate into secondary absorbent dressings.
Sizes Available
✚ 5cm x 7.5cm - Packs of 10 Pieces
✚ 10cm x 10cm - Packs of 10 Pieces
Features
✚ Transparent for easy wound inspection during application and use.
✚ Non-adherent to moist wound bed while adherent to dry healthy skin.
✚ Atraumatic and painless removal: Can be removed without pain or damage to the delicate new tissues.
✚ Porous: Allows exudates to pass to a secondary wound dressing, minimizing skin maceration.
✚ Supplied individually wrapped in heat sealable pouches, sterilized by ethylene oxide.
Indications:
Silotull® is used for management of wounds where adherence to the underlying tissues should be avoided. Typical applications include skin tears or abrasions, surgical excisions, second degree burns, blistering conditions, lacerations, partial and full-thickness grafts, and skin damage following radiotherapy or steriod therapy.
Silotull® can be used for up to 7 days, even if the absorbent secondary dressing is changed more frequently.
Precautions:
✚ As with all types of dressings, wound should be regularly monitored for signs of infection or deterioration.
✚ When used on bleeding wounds, or wounds producing high viscosity exudate, Solitull® should be covered with a moist, absorbent dressing pad.
How to Use
1. Clean the wound and dry the surrounding skin thoroughly.
2. Remove the release liners from both sides of the dressing.
3. A dressing should be selected that overlaps the wound margin by at least 2cm and, if necessary, this may be cut to size or shape before removal of the protective films. If more than one piece of Solitull® is required, the dressings may be partially overlapped, ensuring that the pores are not blocked.
4. Smooth into place and ensure good sealing with the skin surrounding the wound.
5. Cover with absorbent secondary dressing.
