Johnson & Johnson ACTISORB Silver 220 Antimicrobial Binding Dressings

Product Description
ACTISORB Silver 220 Dressing is a sterile primary dressing, comprised of activated charcoal cloth, impregnated with silver, within a spun bonded nylon envelope. Within the dressing, there is 220 mg silver per 100 g activated charcoal cloth equating to 33 µg of silver per square centimeter of cloth. 

Indications
ACTISORB Silver 220 Dressing provides an effective barrier to bacterial penetration and for adsorbing offending odor resulting from wounds; the binding properties of the dressing trap bacteria, bacterial toxins and odor. ACTISORB Silver 220 Dressing may help reduce infection in partial- and full-thickness wounds, including:

• pressure ulcers
• venous ulcers
• diabetic ulcers
• first- and second-degree burns
• donor sites
• surgical wounds

ACTISORB Silver 220 Dressing is suitable for use under compression bandaging.

Contraindications
ACTISORB Silver 220 Dressing should not be used on third-degree burns.

Warnings

• Should not be used on patients with a known sensitivity to silver
• For external use only
• Do not use if individual pack is damaged/opened
• Do not resterilize.

Precautions

• This product should not be cut, otherwise particles of activated charcoal may get into the wound and cause discoloration.
• The dressing performance may be impaired by excess use of petrolatum based ointments