- Condition: Factory New
- Weight: 5.15 lb
- Allevyn Life foam dressings contain hydrocellular foam, a highly absorbent core and masking layers.
- Their special shape supports use in the sacral area and fits around the cleft.
- The tail design prevents dressings from tenting in sacral applications.
- The masking layer keeps strike-through visibility low.
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Learn more:
- MFR: Smith & Nephew Ships from MFI Medical
- MPN: 66801306
- Phone: (800) 876-1261
Frequently asked questions
Does this dressing really fit sacral wounds well?
Yes, the ALLEVYN LIFE SACRUM dressing features a tail shape precisely engineered for wounds in the sacral area, ensuring proper fit around the cleft and helping to prevent common issues like tenting.
Does this dressing feature an optimized design for application?
Yes, the ALLEVYN LIFE SACRUM dressing is specifically engineered for optimized application in the sacral region, directly addressing common application challenges.This specialized design ensures superior fit and performance:* Tailored Sacral Shape: Features a unique tail contoured precisely to fit around the sacral cleft.* Tenting Prevention: This shape was developed based on observational ethnographic research to mitigate the issue of dressing tenting (lifting away from the wound bed), ensuring better conformance and effective coverage.
How many dressings are in the pack?
The product is supplied in a convenient pack of 10 units of the small ALLEVYN LIFE SACRUM dressings. This quantity is designed to provide an ample supply for clinical or home care settings.
Is the product factory new?
Yes, this product is guaranteed to be in Factory New condition. The pack includes 10 units of the ALLEVYN LIFE SACRUM small dressings.
Does this specialized dressing help prevent tenting?
Yes, addressing tenting is a primary design benefit of the ALLEVYN LIFE SACRUM dressing. The product features a specialized tail design engineered specifically to fit the cleft of the sacral area. This targeted anatomical fit is intended to overcome common application issues like dressing tenting (lifting away from the wound bed), ensuring optimal conformance and minimizing displacement.
What size is the sacral dressing?
The size of this specialized product is SMALL.
It is the Smith & Nephew ALLEVYN LIFE SACRUM dressing, designed with a tailored shape specifically for wounds in the sacral region, and supplied in a convenient pack of 10 units.
Was this dressing design developed with clinical research?
Yes, the design of the ALLEVYN LIFE SACRUM dressing was informed by extensive observational ethnographic research involving both patients and clinical professionals. This approach was essential for creating the specialized tail design, which ensures an optimal fit around the sacral cleft and specifically addresses the common clinical challenge of dressing tenting.
What is the manufacturer part number?
The Manufacturer Part Number (MPN) for this product is 66801306.
What makes this dressing unique?
The ALLEVYN Life Sacrum dressing features a sacrum-specific design with a tail precisely engineered to contour around the cleft, which helps prevent common issues like dressing tenting. Its design was informed by ethnographic research involving patients and clinicians.
Who is this dressing designed for?
This dressing is uniquely tailored for the management of wounds situated in the sacral region. It’s ideal for professional clinical use where secure, conforming contact is required in a difficult anatomical area.