• Many with notches and borders reinforced with a soft cloth fabric, designed to reduce edge lift and to seal around the insertion site. 

• Waterproof dressing

• Transparent surgical dressing

• Soft cloth fabric

• Notched designs

• Non-adhesive handles

• Breathable file

DETAILS

Suggested Applications :

Short peripheral and midline venous catheters.

Central venous catheters (including subclavian, jugular, femoral, and PICCs).

Implanted infusion devices (ports).

Dialysis catheters.

Pulmonary artery catheters.

Arterial catheters.

Epidural catheters.

I pump catheters.

Scalp vein needles.

Feeding tubes

Benefits: 

The CDC/HICPAC Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections based dressing change recommendations on studies with Tegaderm™Film.

Notched designs provide a better seal around the catheter.

Sterile tape strips are provided on many dressings.

Breathable film allows moisture vapor and oxygen exchange.

Transparency allows monitoring of I.V. sites without the need to remove the dressing.

The picture-frame style allows one-handed application and less waste.

Unique, non-adhesive handles allow for hassle-free application.

The waterproof dressing provides a breathable bacterial and viral barrier to outside contaminants and allows the patient to shower. 

For pediatric I.V.s, the 1610 dressing, with colorful bears, provides an ideal solution