Wound management

COLDEX^®

COLDEX^® is a highly effective temporary skin substitute with unique absorptive properties. It is applied to “open wounds” because in addition to its cleansing effect, called microdebridement, it also prepares a final wound closure.

INDICATIONS FOR USE

COLDEX^® can be used in a broad range of exuding skin defects, where primary closure is not possible or not desired, including:

›pressure ulcers
›leg and foot ulcers
›traumatic wounds
›surgical wounds
›infected wounds
›partial thickness burns

COLDEX^® Extra

COLDEX^® Extra is a moist, sterile open-cell polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydro foam. The interlinked pores are optimized for the treatment of wounds by means of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT).

In connection with a freely chosen and suitable vacuum therapy system with negative pressure between 40 mmHg and 150 mmHg, COLDEX® Extra reliably removes wound exudate from the wound.

INDICATIONS FOR USE

COLDEX^® Extra can be used on the following skin defects when primary closure is not possible or not desired to promote granulation tissue formation. Examples of appropriate wound types for COLDEX^® Extra include:

›acute wounds
›chronic wounds
›traumatic wounds
›sub-acute and dehisced wounds
›ulcers such as caused by pressure (PU), diabetes (DFU), and perfusion disorders (VLU)
›partial-thickness burns
›flaps and grafts
›explored undermined and tunneling wounds

COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES

COLDEX^® Extra is composed of high-tech medical polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) foam.

COLDEX^® Extra is a hydrophilic foam with good absorbent and fluid retaining qualities and therefore suitable for effective removal of wound exudate together with cellular and tissue debris. COLDEX^® Extra has a favourable influence on the formation of new blood vessels and healthy granulation tissue by uninterrupted drainage from the wound bed of wound exudate and debris with inflammation mediators. Downregulation of excessive inflammation within the wound bed will have a favourable influence on the healing tendency.