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3M™ Kerracel™ Ag Gelling Fiber Dressing is a carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) gelling fiber dressing with Ag Oxysalts™ (Ag3+) designed to help create the optimal healing environment.
• Quickly absorbs and locks away exudate and its harmful components
• Micro-contours to the wound bed to eliminate dead space where bacteria can live
• Designed to reduce the risk of periwound maceration
• Strong enough to be removed in one piece
• Kills bacteria within a biofilm and prevents biofilm re-formation
• Quickly kills at least 99.999% of a broad spectrum of bacteria
3M™ Kerracel™ Ag Gelling Fiber Dressing is indicated for the management of chronic and acute wounds.
3M™ Kerracel™ Ag Gelling Fiber Dressing vertically wicks and locks excess exudate away from wound bed and periwound skin.
Under the supervision of a health care professional, 3M™ Kerracel™ Ag Gelling Fiber Dressing can be used on the following wounds including: leg ulcers, pressure injuries, diabetic foot ulcers, surgical wounds, TENS, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and burns.
3M™ Kerracel™ Ag Gelling Fiber Dressing is not indicated for surgical implantation, to control heavy bleeding or on individuals who are sensitive to or will have an a allergic reaction to the dressing or its components.
| Absorptive dressing format | |
| Alginate dressing format | |
| Antimicrobial effects up to 48 hours | |
| Antimicrobial effects up to 3 days | |
| Antimicrobial effects up to 7 days | ● |
| Bacterial binding | |
| Bacterial trapping | |
| Bactericidal | |
| Bactericidal broad-spectrum | |
| Bacteriostatic | |
| Collagen dressing format | |
| Composite dressing format | |
| Contact layer dressing format | |
| Foam dressing format | |
| Fungicidal | |
| Gauze or non-woven dressing format | |
| Gelling fiber dressing format | ● |
| Hydrogel (amorphous) dressing format | |
| Hydrogel (impregnated) dressing format | |
| Hydrogel (sheet) dressing format | |
| Impermeable to outside contaminants | |
| Impregnated dressing format | |
| Microbicidal | |
| Moisture vapor permeable | ● |
| Secondary dressing required | ● |
| Silicone-based adhesive | |
| Sporicidal | |
| Super absorbent polymers | |
| Sustained release formula | |
| Transparent film dressing format | |
| Virucidal | |
| Wound filler dressing format |
Acute Wounds
Chronic Wounds
Diabetic Foot
Infected Wounds
Moderate/Highly Exudating Wounds
Non/Minimally Exudating Wounds
Pressure Ulcers
Surgical Wounds
3M Health Care, with newly-acquired KCI, focuses on providing better care through patient-centered science, helping transform patient outcomes by stewarding skin, reducing the risk of preventable complications and restoring lives.