Hydrez-Plus Sterile Hydrophilic Foam Dressing, Color : Grey

Product Description : Hydrez®-Plus is a silver impregnated hydrophilic foam dressing with a transparent breathable Polyurethane skin and soft silicone wound contact layer. The silicone wound contact layer is highly perforated thereby enabling the routine vertical absorption of exudates by the foam and also protecting the fragile wound bed from being macerated. Hydrez®-Plus is offered with & without an adhesive border.
Salient Features :

• F Painless removal or re-positioning
• F High Fluid handling capacity
• F Adhesive border dressing prevents the need of secondary dressing or fixators
• F High Patient compliance
• F Can be kept in place up to 4 days

Indications :

• F Moderate to Highly exuding wounds
• F Diabetic Ulcers
• F Pressure sores & ulcers
• F Traumatic wounds
• F Incision sites
• F Venous stasis ulcers
• F Post-operative Surgical sites
• F Lacerations & abrasions

Contraindications :

• F Hydrez®-Plus is not be surgically implanted.
• F Do not use Hydrez®-Plus on patients with a known sensitivity to silver, polyurethane foams of silicone.

Application Methodology :

• Prepare the wound bed as per your standard protocol. An initial debarment of the wound may be essential to ensure
• that the wound edges contain viable tissue.
• Always maintain moist wound environment. Ensure that wound bed is thoroughly cleansed and is free of debris and
• necrotic tissue.
• Sterile technique should always be used to remove Hydrez®-Plus from its packaging.
• Remove the release film and make sure HydrezTM-Plus overlaps the wound bed by at-least 2cm onto the surrounding
• skin. Apply the silicone adherent side on the wound.
• If use of Hydrez®-Plus with an adhesive dressing, there is no need of a secondary dressing or else Hydrez®-Plus
• can be secured with suitable secondary dressing or fixator.
• Hydrez®-Plus can be applied up to 4 days or changed according to the wound condition or the clinician's discretion.

Precautions and Warnings :

•  Product for use by Registered Medical Practitioner or a Hospital.
• Hydrez®-Plus is supplied as a sterile product and is strictly for single use only. Do not re-sterilize as the process may
• result in change of product characteristics.
• Unused, opened packages of Hydrez®-Plus should be discarded to avoid cross contamination and hospital acquired
• infection on the device upon storage.
• Sterility of Hydrez®-Plus is not guaranteed when the unused portion of the device is left in the pack.
• Ensure the dressing is applied to the wound pink side up.
• Securing of Hydrez®-Plus with occlusive films or tapes is not recommended, as these reduce moisture vapor loss,
• which may impair the effectiveness of the dressing.