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- Weight: 0.1 lb
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Gentell
Ships from MFI Medical
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MPN: TS3100B
- Phone: (215) 788-2700
Frequently asked questions
How do these closure strips promote healing?
The Gentell Suture Strip Wound Closure Strips are specifically engineered to create an optimal healing environment while providing secure, non-invasive closure for minor wounds. They achieve this through several key design features:
- Maximum Porosity and Breathability: The flexible, nonwoven material is designed to permit maximum porosity and high vapor transmission. This superior breathability helps maintain a clean, dry, and healthy environment essential for effective healing.
- Secure Wound Approximation: The strips provide the necessary support to hold the edges of minor lacerations or incisions closely together (approximation), acting as an effective alternative to traditional sutures.
- Skin-Friendly Adhesive: A gentle, skin-friendly adhesive ensures secure adhesion to maintain closure while minimizing skin irritation during application and removal.
- Superior Conformability: The highly flexible, nonwoven substrate allows the strips to conform well to body contours and moving areas, ensuring consistent support and stability across the wound site.
Are these flexible strips ideal for closing minor cuts?
Yes, Gentell Suture Strip Wound Closure Strips are specifically designed for securing minor skin incisions and lacerations, providing strong support for the healing process. They are an excellent choice for minor cuts due to their construction:
- Secure and Skin-Friendly: They utilize a skin-friendly adhesive for reliable adherence while prioritizing patient comfort and minimizing irritation.
- High Conformability: The flexible, nonwoven material conforms well to body contours, making them suitable for application across joints and curved areas.
- Optimal Healing: They allow for maximum porosity and vapor transmission, ensuring the wound can breathe to support optimal healing conditions.
Is a skin-friendly adhesive used?
Yes, Gentell Suture Strips utilize a specialized skin-friendly adhesive.
This gentle, skin-compatible formulation is designed to provide:
- Reliable Adhesion: Ensures secure and effective closure of wound edges.
- Minimized Irritation: Reduces potential skin sensitivity, especially during removal.
Combined with the flexible, nonwoven material, the strips conform comfortably to the skin, while allowing for maximum porosity and vapor transmission to support the healing process.
Do the strips use a secure, skin-friendly adhesive?
Yes, Gentell Suture Strips are designed with patient comfort and optimal wound healing in mind.
They utilize a specialized skin-friendly adhesive system that ensures:
- Secure Closure: Provides reliable adhesion necessary for effective wound approximation.
- Minimized Irritation: Reduces potential skin irritation, especially when the strips are removed.
Beyond the adhesive, the strips feature a flexible, nonwoven construction that conforms well to body contours. This design also promotes maximum porosity and vapor transmission, which is vital for managing moisture and supporting the natural healing process.
Do these strips allow maximum vapor transmission?
Yes, these Gentell Suture Strip Wound Closure Strips are specifically designed to maximize breathability for optimal healing.
- Maximum Vapor Transmission and Porosity: The strips are made from a flexible, nonwoven material engineered to allow maximum porosity and vapor transmission.
- Supports Healing: This design feature helps manage moisture and supports the natural healing process by creating a healthy, breathable environment around the wound site.
- Comfortable and Flexible: Combined with the skin-friendly adhesive, the breathable construction ensures the strips remain secure and comfortable while minimizing irritation. The flexibility of the material allows them to adapt seamlessly to movement and body contours.
Are various sizes and packaging configurations offered?
Yes, Gentell Suture Strip Wound Closure Strips are designed with versatility in mind, offering a comprehensive range of dimensions and packaging options to suit different clinical needs and wound sizes.
Available Strip Dimensions (Width x Length)
The strips are available in several common sizes, ensuring proper coverage and support for various wounds:
- 1/8” x 3”
- 1/4” x 3”
- 1/4” x 4”
- 1/2” x 4”
- 1/4” x 1½”
(Note: The specialized Skin Closure Strip, Aquasite Hydrogel NW, is also available in a 2” x 2” size.)
Packaging Configurations
You can select the format that best fits your volume requirements, ranging from small sterile pouches to large bulk supplies:
- Bulk Bags: Commonly packaged 100 strips per bag (e.g., 100/bg).
- Unitized Pouches: Strips are packaged in small counts per pouch (3, 5, 6, or 10 strips) and then boxed (e.g., 50 pouches/box).
- Box/Case Configurations: Available for larger volume needs.
Is the flexible nonwoven material highly breathable?
Yes, the Gentell Suture Strips are made from a high-quality, flexible nonwoven material engineered for an optimal healing environment.This design provides two main benefits:
- Superior Breathability: The nonwoven material ensures maximum porosity and vapor transmission over the wound site, allowing the skin to breathe and supporting faster healing.
- Excellent Conformability: The flexibility of the material allows the strips to adhere securely and conform to the skin’s contours, making them ideal for use on joints and curved areas of the body.
Additionally, the strips utilize a skin-friendly adhesive to maintain secure closure while remaining gentle on the skin.
Do these closure strips conform well to body contours?
Yes, the Gentell Suture Strip Wound Closure Strips are specifically designed for high conformity to the skin, ensuring secure closure and patient comfort, even on difficult areas like joints.
Key features that ensure excellent conformance and optimal healing conditions include:
- Flexible Nonwoven Material: The strips easily adapt and move with the body’s natural shape, making them ideal for use on curved areas or high-flex points.
- Maximum Porosity and Vapor Transmission: This high breathability helps maintain a healthy healing environment post-injury.
- Skin-Friendly Adhesive: The adhesive ensures reliable and secure application, while minimizing the risk of irritation upon removal.
Are these wound closure strips new?
Gentell Suture Strip Wound Closure Strips are factory new and come in new condition, ensuring high quality.
What wounds are these wound closure strips ideal for?
The Gentell Suture Strip Wound Closure Strips are designed for the secure approximation of skin edges, making them ideal for managing minor wounds and incisions. They are typically used for:
- Minor Lacerations
- Surgical Incisions
A major advantage of these strips is their flexible, nonwoven material, which ensures they conform well to body contours and are highly effective in areas that move frequently, such as joints.
Key features that promote optimal healing:
- Maximum Porosity: Allows for excellent vapor transmission, supporting a healthy wound environment.
- Skin-Friendly Adhesive: Minimizes irritation during application and removal while maintaining a secure grip.