ALGISITE* PROVEN MORE ABSORBENT, MORE COST-EFFECTIVE THAN LEADING ALGINATES
Contact: Gerry Harold Senior Product Manager
Smith & Nephew
11775 Starkey Road
P.O. Box 1970
Largo, Florida 34649-1970
(813) 392-1261LARGO, Fla. (August 2, 1996) -- Smith & Nephew United, a leading skin and wound care product manufacturer, introduces AlgiSite* Alginate Wound Dressing, the high absorption, cost-effective alginate dressing.
Using the B.P. absorbency testing method, laboratory tests show that AlgiSite provides 69% more alginate per dressing than Kaltostat(R) and 71% more than Sorbsan(tm). The tests also showed, based upon equivalent-sized dressings, that AlgiSite is 61% more absorbent than Kaltostat and 99% more absorbent than Sorbsan. Ten samples of each product were weighed dry, then immersed in solution and weighed saturated. Absorbency was calculated and expressed in grams absorbed per gram of dressing.
AlgiSite conforms easily to the wound bed, providing maximum absorption while creating and maintaining a moist wound environment that enables epithelial cells to migrate freely across the surface of the wound and promotes gaseous exchange. In addition, AlgiSite can be cut to shape or folded into the wound bed, thereby preventing lateral wicking of exudate and reducing the risk of maceration.
AlgiSite stays together upon removal, making dressing changes easier and faster. It is recommended for the management of full- and partial- thickness wounds.
For more information on the AlgiSite Alginate Wound Dressing or any of Smith & Nephew's other products, call (800) 876-1261 or write P.O. Box 1970, Largo, FL 34649-1970.
AlgiSite* is a registered trademark of T.J. Smith and Nephew Limited.
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