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Image showing Cutimed® Sorbact® Round Swab from the top
Product facts visualizing low to excessive deep infected

Cutimed® Sorbact® Round Swab

is a sterile, hydrophobic microbe binding wound dressing. It consists of a green Sorbact® wound contact layer shaped to a spherical swab, held together by a silicone ring.

  • For use in infection wound management

  • Safe removal of hydrophobic microbes
  • Effective against most common resistant pathogens

Intended Purpose

Indications: Cutimed® Sorbact® Round Swab is suitable for wound cleansing or as wound filler in the management of clean, contaminated, colonized or infected exudating wounds, such as minor cavity wounds.

Wear time: Should the clinical condition allow, the dressing can be left in place for up to 7 days.  

Product benefits

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For use in infection wound management

Sorbact® Technology dressings reduce bioburden and support effective wound healing, with low risk of allergies. 1, 2

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Safe removal of hydrophobic microbes

Sorbact® Technology dressings irreversibly bind and remove adhered hydrophobic microbes3,  without the release of active agents to the wound. Development of bacterial or fungal resistance is not expected. 
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Effective against most common resistant pathogens

In vitro tests show that Sorbact® Technology dressings are able to inhibit the growth of the Top 5 WHO pathogens4.

Product facts

Deep

Infected

Low to high

Secondary dressing needed

How to use

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1. Prepare the wound and surrounding skin according to local clinical practice.
2. Remove the dressing from the pouch using an aseptic technique.
3. In cavity wounds, apply the dressing in such way to ensure direct contact with the complete wound surface.
4. Apply an appropriate secondary dressing.
5. The dressing change frequency depends on exudate levels and the overall condition of the wound and surrounding skin. Should the clinical condition allow, the dressing can be left in place for up to 7 days.
How to Remove
Should the dressing adhere to the wound, moisten or soak the dressing to assist removal and avoid disruption of the healing wound.

Product specifications

PRODUCT
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Pieces/box
Cutimed® Sorbact® Round Swab 7216805 14

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Medical References

1 Kammerlander G et al. An investigation of Cutimed Sorbact as an antimicrobial alternative in wound management. Wounds UK. 2008;4:10-18.
2 Mosti G et al. Comparative study of two antimicrobial dressings in infected leg ulcers: a pilot study. J Wound Care. 2015;24:121-122, 124-127.
3 Husmark J et al. Antimicrobial effects of bacterial binding to a dialkylcarbamoyl chloride-coated wound dressing: an in vitro study. J Wound Care. 2022;31:560-570.
4 Husmark J et al. Antimicrobial effect of a DACC-coated bacteria-binding wound dressing against WHO pathogens. EWMA. November 18-19, 2020, virtual conference (EP006).

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