Mepitel Dressing
Mepitel® is a soft silicone wound contact layer designed to protect fragile wounds and promote healing with minimal pain on removal.
Mepitel® is a soft silicone wound contact layer designed for the management of wounds that have moderate to high amounts of wound fluid, including skin tears, skin abrasions, sutured wounds, partial-thickness burns, partial- and full-thickness grafts, diabetic foot ulcers, and leg ulcers. Mepitel should be applied directly to the wound with a secondary absorbent dressing then applied on top which should be secured with a tubular bandage, such as Tubifast® or equivalent. When used in conjunction with a secondary absorbent dressing, such as Mesorb®, Mepitel can be used as a protective layer on wounds with none to low amounts of fluid, for example blisters, fragile skin and exposed fragile tissues. Mepitel can be used by lay persons under supervision of Healthcare Professionals. If you are concerned about your wound, please contact your Healthcare Professional.
Key Benefits
• Stays in place, but won't adhere to the wound bed
• Minimises pain and trauma during dressing changes
• Transparent for easy wound inspection and can be cleaned by wiping over 'in situ'
• Can remain in place for up to 14 days allowing outer secondary dressing changes as required
• Allows wound fluid to pass through into a secondary dressing like Mesorb or Mextra
Clinical Indications and Use
Clinically Designed for the management of wounds with moderate to high levels of wound fluid including:
• Skin tears
• Skin abrasions
• Sutured wounds
• Partial-thickness burns
• Partial- and full-thickness grafts
• Diabetic foot ulcers
• Leg ulcers
Precautions
• If you see signs of infection e.g. fever or the wound or surrounding skin becoming red, warm or swollen, consult a health care professional for appropriate treatment.
• When used on partial thickness burns with high risk of rapid granulation or after facial resurfacing: avoid placing pressure upon the dressing, lift and reposition the dressing at least every second day.
• When used on bleeding wounds or wounds with high viscosity exudate, Mepitel should be covered with a moist absorbent dressing pad.
• When Mepitel is used for the fixation of skin grafts and protection of blisters, the dressing should not be changed before the fifth day post application.
• Do not use Mepitel on patient and/or user with known hypersensitivity to the ingoing materials/components of the product.
• Do not reuse. If reused performance of the product may deteriorate, cross contamination may occur.
• Sterile. Do not use if inner package is damaged or opened prior to use. Do not re-sterilise.