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INTRASITE™ GEL

Hydrogel Wound Dressing

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Step 1

Prepare wound site
Remove secondary dressing. Irrigate wound with sterile saline solution to clean wound site.

Step 2

Prepare pack
Remove blue protective cap from the nozzle.
Swab the snap-off tip and nozzle of the pack with a suitable antiseptic swab. Snap the patterned tip off the nozzle.

Step 3

Remove Nozzle
Snap the patterned tip off the nozzle.

Step 4

Introduce INTRASITE^◊ Gel into the wound
Keeping the nozzle tip clear of the wound surface, gently press the bowl of the pack to dispense gel into the wound. Smooth INTRASITE^◊ Gel over surface of wound to a depth of approximately 5mm (0.2in.). Discard any unused gel.

Step 5

Dress Wound
Cover with a secondary dressing of choice e.g.

Wound Stage Dressing

Necrotic OPSITE^◊ FLEXIGRID^◊ Moisture Vapour Permeable Adhesive Film Dressing

Sloughy ALLEVYN^◊ Hydrocellular Wound Dressing / MELOLIN^◊ Low-Adherent Absorbent Dressing

Granulating ALLEVYN^◊/MELOLIN^◊/OPSITE^◊ FLEXIGRID^◊

Step 6

Removal of INTRASITE^◊ Gel
INTRASITE^◊ Gel can be removed from the wound by rinsing with sterile saline solution. On necrotic and sloughy wounds, it is recommended that the dressing is changed at least every three days. On clean granulating wounds, the frequency of dressing changes depends on the clinical condition of the wound and the amount of exudate produced.

Please see Overview tab for Precautions