THIS CLEAR GELLING AQUAFIBER™ DRESSING ABSORBS EXUDATE VERTICALLY

ACTIVHEAL® AQUAFIBER™

THIS CLEAR GELLING AQUAFIBER™ DRESSING ABSORBS EXUDATE VERTICALLY.

ACTIVHEAL® AQUAFIBER™

ACTIVHEAL® AQUAFIBER™ IS A SOFT, CONFORMABLE, HIGHLY ABSORBENT DRESSING THAT CONVERTS TO A SOFT CLEAR GEL WHEN IN CONTACT WITH WOUND EXUDATE.

FEATURES // High absorbency // Excellent wet and dry strength // Easy to use // Reduced lateral wicking // Clear gelling // Promotes healing through a moist wound environment //

ActivHeal® Aquafiber™ is a uniquely designed dressing developed to provide you with all the benefits of an alginate dressing whilst also offering a high wet strength and clear gelling properties, to ensure a moist wound environment is maintained.

The reinforcement gives the dressing improved wet integrity providing the clinician with the confidence that the dressing can be removed intact. Calcium ions present within the alginate fibres of ActivHeal® AquaFiber™ exchange with sodium ions found in the wound exudate. The donation of calcium benefits the wound by stimulating cytokines which are essential to the wound healing process².Exudate is absorbed vertically into the ActivHeal® AquaFiber™ dressing reducing the risk of maceration and damage to the peri wound skin³.

PERFORMANCE

ActivHeal® AquaFiber™ is now 8 times stronger

ActivHeal® AquaFiber™ absorbency has improved by 40%

PRODUCT RANGE

EVERYDAY: AquaFiber™ Sheet & AquaFiber™ Ribbon

INDICATIONS

ActivHeal® AquaFiber™ is indicated for moderately to heavily exuding chronic and acute wounds and can act as a haemostat to control minor bleeding in superficial wounds². The dressings may be used during the healing process on:

Pressure ulcers
Venous leg ulcers
Post operative surgical wounds
Diabetic ulcers
Cavity wounds
Superficial and partial thickness burns

WOUND TYPES

Moderate > Heavy Exudate

SLOUGHY

NECROTIC

GRANULATING

CASE STUDY

Patient B, a 93 year old man presented with a Grade 3 Pressure Ulcer with suspected deep tissue injury on the sacral area. He had a history of TIA’s and has a pacemaker following periods of atrial ectopic with ventricular blocks. ActivHeal® AquaFiber™ ribbon was applied four weeks into the treatment regime.

WEEK 1. The wound was covered with 10% granulating tissue, 20% slough and 70% soft necrotic tissue. There was still erythema to the surrounding skin and excoriation. The exudate levels were low to medium

WEEK 3. All necrotic tissue had been removed, the wound now presented as a cavity. Areas of epithelialisation at the wound edges were now present along with 70% of granulation tissue and 30% slough.

WEEK 5. The wound progressed to 5% slough and 95% granulation tissue. There were areas of epithelial tissue. One area of undermining to the proximal area of the wound had healed and only 1cm area of undermining to the distal part of the wound.

FREE TWO WEEK EVALUATION

ACTIVELY TRY AQUAFIBER™ FOR TWO WEEKS TO SEE HOW IT DELIVERS A HIGH PERFORMANCE WOUND CARE SOLUTION.

*Health care professionals only

* Required Field

SIZES & CODES

ActivHeal® AquaFiber™ is available through a variety of channels including NHS Supply Chain and the Drug Tariff.

ACTIVHEAL® AQUAFIBER™
SIZE (CM)	QTY	PRODUCT CODE	NHS SUPPLY CHAIN	DT PIP CODE
5x5	10	10009145	ELY202	333-0701
10x10	10	10009146	ELY203	333-0719
15x15	5	10009147	ELY204	333-0743
2x46	5	10009148	ELY205	333-0750

References
1. AMS data on file.
2. Thomas, S (2000). Alginate dressings in surgery and wound management Part 3. Journal of Wound Care. April, Vol 9, No.4.
3. Timmons, J (2008). ActivHeal® Aquafiber™ a new soft, conformable highly absorbent dressings for use with chronic wounds. Wounds UK, Vol 4, Issue 3.