Wound Care Supplies

CURITY® GAUZE PACKING STRIPS

(Covidien) Fine mesh gauze makes these strips ideal for wet-to-dry wound packing. Made from 100% natural cotton. Choose from plain or iodoform strips. Sterile. Each strip is 5-yd. length. 12 strips per case.

DuoDERM® Dressings

Not all hydrocolloids are the same… Our family of products are designed to bring gentleness to wound management, give patients peace of mind and make your life easier.

The advantages of a moist wound-healing environment include improved healing rate, increased epithelialization, reduced infection, enhanced collagen synthesis, and the earlier appearance of more macrophages in the wound bed1.

DuoDERM® Dressings were the first dressings to incorporate hydrocolloid technology.

• DuoDERM® Dressings are modern hydrocolloid dressings for the management of light to moderately exuding wounds.

• DuoDERM® Dressings are versatile, easy to use and are suitable for managing different stages of wound healing and multiple wound types in a protocol of care.

KALTOSTAT® Calcium Sodium Alginate Dressing

KALTOSTAT® Calcium Sodium Alginate dressing is indicated for moderately to highly exuding chronic and acute wounds, and for wounds with minor bleeding.

Shur-Clens® Wound Cleanser

Shur-Clens® Wound Cleanser can be used on acute non-surgical traumatic wounds. Its no-rinse formulation is designed to easily clean wounds while minimizing tissue damage. It is also available in a single-unit dose size for convenience.

Avant Deluxe™  

Gauze Sponges Rayon/Polyester Blend

This is our deluxe line of non-woven sponges that are a unique rayon and polyester blend to provide strength and absorbency. The increased material weight helps to provide a more efficient sponge than our traditional Avant line by reducing the number of sponges that have to be used for each procedure. These sponges offer unique benefits compared to traditional cotton gauze:

• Low linting

• Increased absorbency

• Fast wicking

• Economical

• Less traumatic to granulating tissue

• Latex-free  

Bulkee II® 100% Cotton Gauze Bandages

Ideal for both primary and secondary wound care dressings. When used as a primary dressing, the open weave design provides fast wicking, absorbency and aeration. Bulkee II has a tightly finished edge to reduce linting; and crimps for increased cushioning and patient comfort. The 6-ply Bulkee II bandage stretches and conforms to a variety of patient needs. It performs exceptionally well in burn care applications. Latex-free.

For a love of very good reasons, Medline has become a market leader in wound care products.

Why Medline?

Just one of those reasons is Medline’s commitment to continue developing new products and programs to strengthen our existing wound care product line. That’s why we are especially pleased to add the popular Curad® “We Help Heal” brand to the Medline family of wound care products. Whether it is a cartoon character adhesive bandage that the kids love or state-of-the-art Elastic Net®, a tubular retainer net designed to hold dressings in place – Curad, from Medline, is a name you can trust!

Another reason for our success is the fact that we have knowledgeable sales representatives, substantial inventory and warehouses all over the world. We manufacture 70 percent of the products we sell and have 30 distribution sites strategically located countrywide.

If you ask us a question about our wound care products you get an answer – right away – simple as that. And if you need a wound care product tomorrow, we’ll get it to you! But that’s not all – we understand that ongoing education for your nurses helps to improve the quality of patient care and employee morale while enabling your staff to deliver effective wound care consistent with current “best practices.” 

That’s why we offer a variety of online courses and programs – including a wound care curriculum – designed exclusively to help your nurses learn and continue to grow professionally. All of this wouldn’t be of much value without the products that support the programs. Medline offers a comprehensive array of traditional wound care products created specifically to meet all your needs, including one of the largest selections of latex-free products and sterile gauze that meets USP Type VII regulations. And to ensure the very highest standards of quality, all Medline wound care products are manufactured in factories that follow FDA Quality System Regulations to the letter. We hope you’ll find just what you’re looking for. As a result, we can serve 98.2 percent of the marketplace within two days.

HOLLISTER RESTORE EXTRA THIN HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING

Hollister Restore Extra Thin Hydrocolloid Dressings give the ability for care givers to assess the wound without removing the dressing because the dressing is translucent. Restore Extra Thin Dressing reduces chance of skin tears due to friction on high-risk skin sites due to its smooth surface and conformability. It is cost-effective and the dressing can be used as a primary dressing where there is minimal exudate or secondary dressing.

• Occlusive: Made with a material that does not allow water vapor to pass through it.

• Film Backing: Thin, flexible, plastic material that covers the dressing.

• Moisture Vapor Permeable: A material that allows moisture vapor, e.g. perspiration to pass through it but liquid cannot pass through it.

• Indicated for Partial Thickness Wounds: Dressing can be used for a wound that has penetrated the epidermis and into the dermis.

• Odor Barrier: A material that contains odor.

• Self Adhesive: The dressing has properties that allows it to adhere to dry skin initially and to wet or dry skin after initial application.

• Sterile Packaging: Product is sealed in a package that maintains an environment in which no living organisms exist.

• Absorbs Light Exudate: Dressing absorbs a small amount of fluid coming from the wound.

• FlexWear Skin Barrier: Flexwear is a cross-linked hydrocolloid skin barrier that provides aggressive adherence to the skin. It is designed to be durable in the presence of corrosive fluids.

• Bacterial and Viral Barrier: A material that is occlusive and does not allows bacteria to pass through.

• Split Release Liner: Provides a way to expose the surface of the dressing in order to apply it to the wound without touching or contaminating it.

• Translucent: A material that allows visualization of the wound.

• Wound Measuring Guide: A clear plastic template that is supplied in each dressing’s package that enables the size and shape of the wound to be measured and documented.

Johnson & Johnson RED CROSS® Hospital Products for Home Care KLING® Rolls

Are ideal for dressing hard-to-bandage wounds. KLING® Rolls conform to body contours, moving with you while holding gauze pads securely and comfortably in place.  

Johnson & Johnson RED CROSS® Hospital Products for Home Care ADAPTIC® Non-Stick Dressing

Is ideal for healing tissue. A petroleum emulsion coating prevents the dressing from sticking to the wound while the unique, open mesh fabric allows fluids to flow into the overlying dressing.

Features of the J & J Elastikon Elastic Adhesive Tape

Convenient, custom fit around hard-to-tape areas. “Ace”-type bandages with adhesive on one side. Flexible with excellent adhesion and strength. Porous backing.  

Mepilex®

Absorbent soft silicone foam dressing

Mepilex is a soft and highly conformable foam dressing that absorbs exudate and maintains a moist wound environment. The Safetac technology prevents Mepilex from sticking to the wound bed yet adheres gently to the surrounding skin allowing easy application of secondary fixation. In addition, the Safetac layer ensures that the dressing can be changed without damaging the wound or surrounding skin or subjecting the patient to additional pain. Mepilex absorbs exudate effectively and ensures a low risk of maceration.

Benefits of Mepilex

• Atraumatic to the wound and surrounding skin upon removal

• Promotes patient comfort during wear

• May be lifted and adjusted without losing its adherent properties

• Minimizes the risk of maceration

• May remain in place for several days depending on the condition of the wound

• May be used under compression bandages

• May be cut to size

• Easy to apply

Areas of use

• Moderately exuding wounds

• Leg and foot ulcers

• Pressure ulcers

• Under compression

• Graft and donor sites

• Traumatic wounds (e.g., skin tears and secondary healing wounds)

3M™ Tegaderm™ Transparent Film Dressing – Flat Film

Transparent film dressings designed for protecting skin and wound sites. Frame style allows customization of shape and size to fit any site. Unique sacral shape is designed for challenging and difficult-to-dress areas.Waterproof dressing provides a bacterial and viral barrier{1} to outside contaminants and allows the patient to shower. Breathable film allows moisture vapor and oxygen exchange while providing a moist wound environment for enhanced healing.

{1} - Laboratory testing has proven Tegaderm™ and Tegaderm™ HP dressings provide a viral barrier (HIV-1 and HBV) while the dressings remain intact without leakage.

Benefits

The hydrophilic nature of Tegaderm™ HP (holding power) Film adhesive on the sacral shaped dressing makes it more adherent in moist conditions.

Tegaderm™ Film, with the “frame” delivery system, allows maximum versatility as it can be cut to any shape and size.

Dressings conform to the body and flex with skin for greater patient comfort.

Transparent dressings allow easy monitoring of wounds without the need to remove the dressing.

Suggested Applications

• Clean, closed surgical incisions

• Abrasions, skin tears, blisters

• Skin graft donor sites

• Superficial partial thickness burns

• Stage I or II pressure ulcers

• Autolytic debridement facilitated by the moist wound healing environment

• Protective eye coverings

• Post tattoo application and removal

ALLEVYN

ALLEVYN◊ the dressing designed for enhanced performance.

Healing chronic wounds can be a challenging task. They often produce high amounts of exudate and are frequently exposed to potential infection. We’ve designed ALLEVYN? to help you provide your patient with the best path to wound closure.

With its recently expanded dressing family, ALLEVYN? will help you make the best choice of dressing for every patients wound so ensuring maximum patient comfort, minimal pain and rapid wound closure.

Only ALLEVYN? dressings benefit from triple action ALLEVYN? technology to provide peace of mind through the active fluid management system. This system encourages a moist healing environment for faster wound closure and a bacterial barrier through the ALLEVYN? top film.

• Improved breathability

• Faster fluid uptake

• Up to 3 times more fluid handling capacity ALLEVYN delivers the optimal moist wound environment for the promotion of wound closure.

Triple-action ALLEVYN technology facilitates faster wound closure because it:

• Transpires enough fluid to keep the dressing comfortable and conformable

• Retains enough fluid to keep a healthily moist wound environment

• Absorbs enough fluid to remove unwanted exudate and cellular debris.

ALLEVYN provides optimal fluid management

ALLEVYN is a hydrocellular wound dressing designed specifically for the management of exuding wounds.

The way ALLEVYN works is why it works. ALLEVYN◊ dressings are comprised of an advanced triple-layered construction, which facilitates wound closure through optimal fluid management.

Exudry Specialized absorbent dressing with unique anti-shear layer

Description: EXU-DRY is a one-piece wound dressing made up of multi-layers. EXU-DRY’s specialty upper extremities dressings are designed to conform readily and comfortably to the contours of the upper limbs.

EXU-DRY is a highly absorbent rayon / cellulose blend sandwiched with a layer of Anti-shear high-density polyethylene, a high density polyethylene outer and a wound contact layer of high-density polyethylene.

Features

• Anti-shear layer

• Highly absorbent

• Non adherent

• Permeable

• Non occlusive

• Compatible with topical agents

Benefits

• EXU-DRY is a unique one-piece wound dressing designed to help reduce pain and trauma, save nursing time and lower total dressing costs. EXU-DRY replaces multiple layers of gauze and abdominal or surgical pads.

• Non-adherent to the wound, EXU-DRY is more comfortable for patients during and between dressing changes. EXU-DRY’s Anti-Shear Layer reduces friction and shearing and helps protect the wound. EXU-DRY’s one-piece multi-layer sealed construction eliminates frayed edges, loose threads and linting. EXU-DRY will not disturb new granulation tissue thereby supporting the healing process.

• Highly absorbent, EXU-DRY reduces the risk of maceration and irritation to the wound and surrounding tissue. EXU-DRY wicks away drainage from the wound into the entire dressing, reducing the frequency of dressing changes.

• Non-occlusive, soft and pliable, EXU-DRY is available in a wide range of sizes and shapes to accommodate virtually any wound or body contour. Because EXU-DRY is permeable and non-occlusive, it can be used as a wet or dry dressing on clean or contaminated wounds. 

• EXU-DRY is compatible with most topical agents, liquids and creams.

Indications

Under the care of a healthcare professional, EXU-DRY dressings may be used in the management of superficial to full thickness wounds such as:

• Ulcers (venous, arterial, diabetic)

• Pressure sores

• Donor sites

• Surgical incisions and excisions

• Skin grafts

• Bio-engineered skin substitutes

• Burns

• Draining wounds

• Moist skin desquamation

• Fungating neoplasms

• Chemotherapy extravasation

• Kaposi’s sarcoma

• Lymphoedema

• Graft vs Host Disease

• Dermatological wounds

• Skin sloughing disorders

Contraindications/Precautions

• During the body’s normal healing process, unnecessary material is removed from the wound which will make the wound appear larger after the first few dressing changes. If the wound continues to get larger after the first few dressing changes, consult an appropriate healthcare professional.

• Should any signs of irritation (redness, swelling, increased burning sensation), maceration (over-hydration of the skin), hyper-granulation (excess tissue) or sensitivity (allergic reactions) appear, discontinue use and consult an appropriate healthcare professional.

• Petroleum jelly based impregnated dressings should not be used with EXU-DRY as this may interfere with its absorbency.

OPSITE

Opsite is a transparent, adhesive film. The film is moisture vapor permeable, conformable and extensible. It is widely used to provide a moist wound environment for superficial wounds; it is also ideal for use as a secondary dressing.

Features

• Superior film with acrylic adhesive

• Waterproof film

• Simple, effective application technique

• Adaptable to awkward areas

Benefits

OPSITE has set the standard in moist wound care by retaining the natural wound exudate. 

OPSITE provides moisture vapor permeability allowing excess exudate to evaporate, helping prevent skin maceration.

Superior Film With Acrylic Adhesive

The OPSITE? film is highly extensible and conformable, which combined with its moisture vapor permeability, means the dressing can be left in place for up to 7 days. This minimizes interference at the wound site and reduces the amount of nursing time required.

Waterproof

OPSITE is resistant to water and body fluids, allowing the patient to bathe without changing dressings. It also aids in the prevention of bacterial contamination.

Adaptable to Awkward Areas

OPSITE has been designed to be adaptable for use on all areas of the body. It can be easily cut into strips or shapes for application to awkward areas such as heels, elbows and knees.

Indications

OPSITE is indicated for the management of:

• Superficial wounds, such as shallow pressure sores, minor burns, cuts and abrasions.

• Use as a secondary dressing, for example over INTRASITE Gel Amorphous Hydrogel Dressing or ALLEVYN Cavity Wound Dressing.

• To provide catheter fixation.

Precautions

OPSITE may be used on clinically infected wounds if the following precautions are followed:

• The patient should be under medical/clinical supervision

• The dressing should be changed daily

• The patient should be receiving suitable systemic treatment.

Immuno-compromised patients and diabetic patients may require extra supervision. Care should be taken to avoid skin damage by repeated applications on patients with thin or fragile skin.

In common with all adhesive products, some cases of irritation and/or maceration of the skin surrounding the wound have been reported. It should be noted that inappropriate use or too frequent dressing changes, particularly in patients with fragile skin, can result in skin stripping.