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Kendall™ AMD Antimicrobial Foam Dressing features a hydrophilic foam to help simultaneously manage moisture and bacteria. Impregnated with 0.5% polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB).
• Supports a moist and bactericidal environment
• Absorbs wound fluid
• PHMB binds to foam material and kills bacteria
• Effective against gram positive and gram negative bacteria
• Effective against repeated contamination for up to seven days
Kendall™ AMD Antimicrobial Foam Dressings are indicated for use in management of post-surgical incisions, pressure ulcers, venous insufficiency ulcers, diabetic ulcers, donor sites, abrasions, lacerations, first- and second-degree burns, dermatologic disorders, other wounds inflicted by trauma and as a secondary dressing or cover dressing for packed wounds.
Dressings are not intended as a primary treatment for infections.
If clinical signs of infection are present, please consult a physician.
Do not use as a primary treatment for full third-degree burns.
Do not use on patients with known sensitivity to PHMB.
Do not use if primary package is damaged.
For external use only.
Do not re-sterilize.
Single use only.
0.5% Polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB)
| 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 |
| Educational Material Available | ● |
| Free Samples/Trials Available | ● |
| Published Clinical Article Available | ● |
Diabetic Ulcers
Donor Sites
First- and Second-Degree Burns
Lacerations
Surgical Wounds
Pressure Ulcers
Venous Ulcers
The dressings may be used for up to seven days.
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