Description
The Cutimed Siltec Heel 3D Foam Dressing is moulded before it ever reaches the wound, a pre-shaped foam cup that wraps the heel instead of asking a flat sheet to fold around it. The 3D form cushions the heel and reduces pressure peaks while the foam absorbs exudate, in a single 6.5 in x 9.5 in size packed five to a box.
- Pre-shaped heel cup – the anatomically formed dressing fits the heel curve with no folding, creasing or bunching.
- Cushioning effect – the moulded foam reduces pressure peaks over the heel and adds wearing comfort.
- Superabsorbent stripes – absorbent bands inside the foam lock exudate away, even under compression.
A Heel Cup That Cushions While It Absorbs
Heels defeat flat dressings, because every fold becomes a pressure point and every crease a channel for leakage. The 3D shape answers by arriving already formed, cupping the heel so the pad sits evenly over the wound. Its cushioning build softens pressure peaks at the back of the foot, which matters on a site that bears weight and rubs against bedding and footwear. Absorption works the same way as the rest of the range, vertically into the foam with superabsorbent stripes adding retention. Fixation strips are recommended to hold the cup on the heel, with extra fixation added where the placement demands it.
Features and Benefits
One shape and one size keep this product simple. Everything in the build serves the heel site specifically.
Shape and Cushioning
- Anatomically Formed: the dressing is especially designed to fit the heel and provide good conformability around it.
- Pressure Peak Reduction: the cushioning properties reduce pressure peaks and provide good wearing comfort.
- Cut To Fit: the dressing can also be cut to size for heels that fall outside the standard form.
Exudate Handling
- Vertical Absorption: exudate moves upward into the foam body and stays held there, even under compression.
- Superabsorbent Stripes: absorbent stripes support the absorption capacity of the foam body.
- Gentle Contact Layer: the skin-friendly perforated silicone layer prevents adherence to newly formed tissue and ensures atraumatic, pain-reduced changes.
Backing and Fixation
- Water-Repellent Backing: the outer film is bacteria proof and water-repellent, ensuring proper fluid evaporation at changing saturation stages.
- Fixation Strips Recommended: the manufacturer recommends the fixation strips for securing the dressing on the heel, with additional fixation where necessary.
- Seven Day Wear: the dressing can remain in place for up to seven days depending on clinical conditions and saturation.
Product Specifications
The dressing is supplied sterile, with five dressings to a box. The item number below is the BSN Medical reference number for this product.
Product Details
- Product Type: pre-shaped absorbent polyurethane foam dressing for the heel, with superabsorbent stripes
- Shape: anatomically formed 3D heel cup with a cushioning build
- Indications: exuding wounds at the heel including pressure injuries and diabetic foot ulcers, within the broader range set of venous leg ulcers, surgical incisions, skin grafts, donor sites, lacerations and abrasions
- Exudate Level: low to high
- Wear Time: up to seven days depending on clinical conditions and saturation, with daily changes at the start
- Sterility: sterile
Size and Item Number
- Item number 7328601: 6.5 in x 9.5 in dressing, box of 5
Complete the heel care shelf with other MedicalEx foam dressings and wound dressings.
Why Choose the Cutimed Siltec Heel 3D Foam Dressing?
Heel wounds are a shape problem before they are an absorption problem, and this dressing solves the shape first. The cushioning is a clinical feature on a pressure-bearing site, not padding for its own sake. One size and one form keep the choice simple for a specialist product.
- No folding, no creases – the cup arrives heel-shaped, so application is placement rather than origami.
- Cushions the site – pressure peaks drop over a bone that bedding and shoes press on all day.
- Full foam performance – vertical absorption and stripe retention match the flat dressings in the range.
- Strips hold it on – the recommended fixation strips are made for keeping the cup seated on the heel.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the heel need its own dressing shape?
The heel curves in three dimensions, so flat sheets fold, crease and bunch there, and every fold presses on the wound. A pre-shaped cup follows the anatomy, keeping the pad even and the contact complete.
How is the cup fixed in place on the heel?
The manufacturer recommends using the fixation strips for the heel, and adding further fixation where the placement needs it. The cup shape does much of the positioning work before the strips go on.
Does the cushioning reduce pressure on the heel?
Yes, the moulded foam cushions the heel and reduces pressure peaks over the bone. That protection matters on a site pressed by bedding, footwear and body weight through the day.
Can the dressing be cut to size?
Yes, the dressing can also be cut to size, which helps when a heel falls outside the standard form. Keep the cup centred over the wound when trimming.
How long can it stay on the heel?
It can remain in place for up to seven days, depending on the clinical condition of the wound and saturation. Change daily at first, then space the changes out as the wound allows.
Can it be used on wounds other than the heel?
It is formed for the heel, so other sites are better served by the flat or bordered dressings in the range. On the heel itself, the shape is the reason to choose it.
