Adhesive island dressings

The dressings are also available as in situ formed foams, adhesive island dressings, and cavity filler " and are suitable for wounds with moderate to heavy exudation. 

Pressure-sensitive adhesive products are utilized in a broad variety of medical applications in very different fields First aid products for consumers, medical tapes, island dressings, surgical drapes, wound-closure strips in hospitals and physician s practices, as well as tapes and bandages for orthopedic and athletic use. Other uses include transdermal systems for therapeutic purposes, and ostomy moimts, attaching electrocardiogram devices, and protective foot products. 

Island dressings applied after surgery are designed to absorb wound fluid either in their wound pad or in especially designed adhesive systems like hydrogels and hydrocolloids. Others are made of translucent films to enable inspection of the wound without removal of the dressing. 

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