ConvaTec CarboFlex Odor Control Non-Adhesive Dressing

Features of CarboFlex Odor Control Dressing

• The Carboflex Odor Control Dressing features a charcoal layer to absorb odors
• Non-adhesive
• Sterile
• 5-layer design to support leaks
• Outer film is water-resistant
• Alginate Hydrofiber creates a moist healing environment
• Soft, non-adhesive wound contact layer
• Creates a gel in the presence of drainage

What to buy with Carboflex Dressing

• 3M Coban Self-Adherent Wrap - Sterile
• Medline Super Absorbent Sterile Abdominal Pads
• 3M Transpore Surgical Tape

How To Use Carboflex Gauze Dressing

Use CarboFLEX as a primary dressing for shallow wounds or on deeper wounds as a secondary dressing. Deeper wounds may require a cavity filler before application of CarboFLEX. For wounds with very large amounts of wound exudate, apply a foam dressing as the primary and then pair with CarboFLEX as a secondary dressing.

How To Apply and Remove Carboflex Non-Adhesive Dressing?

• Wound Preparation
  Carefully cleanse the wound using sterile saline and then pat dry the surrounding peri-wound.
• Application
  Select the size of CarboFlex Dressing that's large enough to overlap the edges of the wound by an inch. Make sure to apply the fibrous non-shiny side down over the wound. Secure with medical adhesive tape or with a bandage.
• Removal
  • An infected wound should be inspected frequently. Change the dressing if there is visible strikethrough from exudate or odor is no longer being absorbed.
  • Noninfected wounds may be left undisturbed for up to three days.
  • Carefully lift the dressing at the corner and gently remove it.

When to use CarboFlex Odor Control Non-Adhesive Dressing?

• Venous leg ulcers
• Fungating carcinomas
• Fecal fistula
• Infected surgical wounds
• Pressure ulcers
• Lacerations and post-surgical wounds