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Optimize wound healing by balancing moisture

Exudate management enables you to balance moisture to promote wound healing — but choosing the right dressing depends on the amount of fluid and the fragility of the skin. Our line of moisture-balancing dressings covers the full range of wound care needs. 

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Retrato de uma enfermeira segurando um curativo Kerramax Care Super-Absorbent sobre a cavidade de um paciente de cuidados com feridas em um fundo verde escuro.
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The right moisture balance at the right time

Some wounds may have a fairly consistent level of exudate during the healing process, while others vary from low to heavy as they heal. The moisture-balancing solutions we offer cover the exudate conditions you face. 

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Performance

The moisture-balancing dressing you choose should adapt with changing exudate levels in the wound. It needs to handle heavy exudate when necessary, while retaining required moisture under dry conditions.5

Comfort

In addition to reliably managing moisture balance, the wound dressings you choose should also be comfortable for the patient to wear, particularly as the discomfort of the wound itself resolves. A comfortable dressing can help enhance the patient’s quality of life.6

Solutions

For all skin types, all wounds and all circumstances, better care means patients can get back to their lives quicker. You rely on science-based solutions to make that happen, and Solventum has them. We strive to provide solutions that respect and elevate the critical role skin plays in the well-being of every person. 

Featured Solutions

Foam dressings for low to high exudate levels 

For non-fragile skin

3M™ Tegaderm™ High Performance Foam Adhesive Dressing 
  • Appropriate for non-fragile skin 
  • Designed to fit body contours 
  • Can be applied easily with one hand for use on the heel or elbow 
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3M™ Tegaderm™ High Performance Foam Adhesive Dressing

Super-absorbent dressings for moderate to very high exudate levels 

For fragile skin

3M™ Kerramax Care™ Super-Absorbent Dressings
  • Exu-Safe™ Technology rapidly absorbs and locks in high levels of exudate, including harmful bacteria and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs).*6 
  • Thin profile, soft, highly conformable3,4
  • Can be used under compression
  • Can be left in place for up to seven days
  • Absorbs and retains high levels of exudate3
  • Can be folded4
  • Either side of the dressing can be applied to the wound
  • Can reduce the frequency of dressing change3

*As demonstrated in vitro, the clinical relevance has not been investigated.

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3M™ Kerramax Care™ Super-Absorbent Dressing, PRD500-240, 8in x 9in (20cm x 22cm), product image

For non-fragile skin

3M™ Kerramax Care™ Gentle Border Dressing
  • Appropriate for non-fragile skin 
  • Coated with an adhesive border 
  • Features Exu-Safe™ Technology absorbs and retains fluid away from wound bed 
  • Suitable for both acute and chronic wounds 
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3M™ Kerramax Care™ Border Dressing, Super-Absorbent, CWL1000, 6in x 6in (16cm x 16cm), 70001700635, 7100252900, product image

Kerramax Care Dressings folding technique video series

References:

  1. Milne Cathy, Dhoonmoon Luxmi, Snyder R, “Case series: 3M Kerramax Care Super-Absorbent Dressing for the management of patients with chronic wounds.” Wounds International (2024).
  2. Jackson, Sarah, Jodie Lovett, and Christian Stephenson. “An assessment of the conformability of superabsorbent dressings.” In Wounds UK Annual Conference. 2016.
  3. HUGHES, MARIA A., and JUNE JONES. “A large-scale evaluation of managing moderate and highly exuding wounds in the community.” Wounds UK 13, no.3 (2017).  
  4. Singh, Gurdeep, Charlotte Byrne, Helen Thomason, and Andrew J. McBain. “Investigating the microbial and metalloprotease sequestration properties of superabsorbent wound dressings.” Scientific Reports 12, no. 1 (2022): 4747. 
  5. Zehrer, Cindy L., David Holm, Staci E. Solfest, and Shelley‐Ann Walters. "A comparison of the in vitro moisture vapour transmission rate and in vivo fluid‐handling capacity of six adhesive foam dressings to a newly reformulated adhesive foam dressing." International wound journal 11, no. 6 (2014): 681-690.
  6. HUGHES, MARIA A., and JUNE JONES. "A large-scale evaluation of managing moderate and highly exuding wounds in the community." Wounds UK 13, no. 3 (2017).