Urgo Medical Drawtex Hydroconductive Dressing with Levafiber, 4" x 39" (306)

Product Description

Urgo Medical Drawtex Hydroconductive Dressing with Levafiber, 4" x 39" (10 cm x 1 m).

Drawtex mechanisms of action lift and move exudate, wound debris, bacteria, and harmful MMPs away from the wound bed, facilitating effective wound bed preparation.

• Drawtex facilitates removal of wound debris.
• Drawtex draws exudate, bacteria, and harmful MMPs.
• Drawtex sets the stage for endogenous healing or wound closure procedures.
• Drawtex combines 3 mechanisms of action to differentiate it from other standard dressings.

HOW DRAWTEX® WOUND DRESSING WORKS

LevaFiber™ Technology Provides Three Different Types Of Action.

CAPILLARY ACTION
Capillary action gives Drawtex its ability to move wound exudate and wound debris into the porous material of the dressing. With the small pores acting as capillaries, intermolecular attractive forces between the exudate and solid surfaces of the wound dressing allow the exudate to be drawn upward against the force of gravity.

HYDROCONDUCTIVE ACTION
Hydroconductive action is controlled by Darcy’s Law that defines the ability of a fluid to flow through porous media. Fluid can move from wetter to drier even against gravity. This explains how water can be transported from the roots of a tree to the leaves. The LevaFiber Technology of Drawtex allows the dressing to lift, hold and transfer the wound exudate both vertically and horizontally by hydroconductive action.

ELECTROSTATIC ACTION
Electrostatic action results in attraction of negatively charged bacteria and cytokines (MMPs) to the positive charge at the surface of the Drawtex.