Opsite Flexigrid Transparent Film Dressing - Singles

Opsite Flexigrid is a transparent adhesive film dressing with a printed wound measurement grid. The film is moisture vapour permeable, conformable and extensible, so it moves with the skin and lets the wound breathe while staying waterproof from the outside. Sold as singles.

Features

• Transparent, so the wound can be inspected without removing the dressing
• Printed measurement grid for recording wound size
• Moisture vapour permeable - lets the skin breathe
• Waterproof and bacteria proof barrier while intact
• Conformable and extensible, moving with the skin

Specifications

• Brand: Opsite Flexigrid
• Type: Transparent adhesive film dressing
• Features: Moisture vapour permeable, measurement grid
• Supplied: Singles

What an Opsite Flexigrid dressing is for, and what it is not

Film dressings suit shallow wounds with little or no exudate: superficial grazes, closed surgical incisions, donor sites, and the very common job of covering an IV cannula so the site stays visible and dry. The transparency is the real advantage - the site can be checked without disturbing it, which reduces handling and infection risk. What a film will not do is absorb. On a wound producing meaningful exudate the fluid collects under the film, macerates the surrounding skin and lifts the adhesive, so a moderately or heavily exuding wound needs an absorbent dressing instead. Film dressings are also not appropriate over clinically infected wounds without direction. The grid is there so wound size can be traced and recorded consistently between dressing changes, which is how anyone can tell whether a wound is actually improving.

Common uses

IV cannula and catheter site covering, superficial wounds and grazes, post-operative incisions, and protecting fragile skin. Transport instruments and kit in a Pelican case. Use it alongside sterile gauze swabs for cleaning, or browse more dressings and gauze at MediBC.