• Allows for wound monitoring without changing the dressing
• Non-bulky and comfortable for patients to wear
• Gentle removal from skin
• Barrier to outside contaminants such as body fluids, bacteria and viruses
• Eliminates hydrocolloid-related odour
• No dressing breakdown
• Gentle removal from skin
• Hypoallergenic
• Not made with natural rubber latex

3M™ Tegaderm™ Absorbent Clear Acrylic Dressing features a unique clear acrylic polymer and allows for monitoring of the wound, wound exudate and peri-wound skin without having to remove the dressing. It is ideal for low to moderately exudating wounds including skin tears, pressure ulcers, abrasions, post-operative wounds and donor sites. The special sacral shape and size allow for convenient placement in the sacral-coccyx area.

3M™ Tegaderm™ Absorbent Clear Acrylic Dressing can also be used as a secondary (cover) dressing over wound fillers (such as alginate dressings). The washable, absorbent acrylic dressing, sacral design is 6 5/8 inch x 7 1/2 inch (16.8 cm x 19 cm), Pad size 4 1/2 inch x 5 inch (11.75cm x 14.3cm).

Suggested Applications

• Pressure ulcers
• Skin tears
• Abrasions and superficial wounds
• Dialysis catheters
• Superficial and partial thickness burns
• Clean approximated surgical incisions
• Laparoscopic surgical sites
• Donor sites