Description
The Cutimed Sorbact Gel Dressing is a bacteria-binding dressing whose water-based gel donates moisture to dry and sloughy wounds while its green contact layer captures bacteria on contact. The 3 in x 6 in sheet suits longer wound shapes, and the dressing works under a secondary dressing matched to the exudate level.
- Moisture-donating gel – the water-based gel hydrates the wound bed and supports autolytic debridement of slough and necrotic tissue.
- Bacteria-binding layer – the green Sorbact surface captures hydrophobic bacteria, with no active agents released into the wound.
- Cut to fit – the sheet may be trimmed with an aseptic technique to match smaller or awkward wound shapes.
Moisture Donation for Dry Wounds That Still Need Bacteria Control
Dry wounds cannot clear slough on their own, and this dressing answers with a gel that gives moisture away instead of taking it up. The gel is a water-based blend built on carbomer and propylene glycol, held against the wound by the green Sorbact contact layer. While the gel hydrates the bed and loosens devitalised tissue, that contact layer binds the bacteria and fungi that reach it. Any exudate the wound produces passes through the dressing into a secondary dressing chosen for the fluid level. The sheet can be cut to size, should not overlap the surrounding skin, and can stay in place for up to seven days.
Features and Benefits
Moisture donation and bacteria binding rarely share one dressing, and that pairing is the entire point of this one. The single size keeps ordering simple for a specialist product.
Bacteria Binding
- Green Sorbact Layer: hydrophobic bacteria bind to the contact layer and are removed with the dressing at the change.
- Physical Binding Only: nothing chemical is released into the wound, and resistance development is not expected from a physical mode of action.
- Pathogen Evidence: laboratory studies show Sorbact Technology dressings inhibiting the growth of the top five WHO pathogens in vitro.
Gel and Moisture
- Water-Based Gel: the gel layer combines carbomer with propylene glycol and sits directly over the wound bed.
- High Moisture Donation: donated moisture hydrates dry tissue and facilitates autolytic debridement of slough and necrosis.
- Moist Environment: sustained hydration maintains the moist conditions that natural healing depends on.
Application
- Secondary Dressing Required: exudate passes through into a foam dressing, absorbent pad or film dressing matched to the exudate level.
- May Be Cut: the dressing may be cut using an aseptic technique and should not overlap the surrounding skin.
- Seven Day Wear: where the clinical condition allows, this gel dressing can remain in place for up to seven days.
Product Specifications
The dressing is supplied sterile in a peel pouch, with ten dressings to a box. The item number below is the BSN Medical reference number for this size.
Product Details
- Product Type: hydrophobic bacteria-binding hydrogel dressing
- Gel Composition: water-based gel with carbomer and propylene glycol
- Indications: clean, contaminated, colonized or infected dry to low exuding wounds
- Wound Types: surgical wounds, traumatic wounds, pressure injuries, diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers
- Sterility: sterile
Size and Item Number
- Item number 7261113: 3 in x 6 in dressing, box of 10
Pair it with secondary options from the MedicalEx antimicrobial dressings and wound dressings ranges.
Why Choose the Cutimed Sorbact Gel Dressing?
Dry and sloughy wounds need moisture before they need anything else, and this gel dressing donates it while still binding bacteria at the surface. The cut-to-fit sheet adapts to the wound instead of forcing the wound to fit the dressing. It also slots into an existing routine, because the secondary dressing above it stays the clinician's own choice.
- Hydrates while it binds – moisture donation and bacteria capture happen in the same application.
- Debridement without sharps – sustained hydration supports autolytic clearing of slough and necrotic tissue.
- Trim to the wound – the sheet cuts to shape for wounds that standard pads cover poorly.
- Works with your secondary – foam, pad and film dressings all pair with it according to exudate level.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does this dressing need a secondary dressing?
The gel donates moisture but does not absorb, so exudate passes through it into a secondary dressing that handles the fluid. A foam, absorbent pad or film dressing is chosen to match how much the wound produces.
Is it made for dry wounds or draining ones?
It is made for dry to low exuding wounds, where donated moisture is the missing ingredient for healing. A freely draining wound would overwhelm it and belongs in an absorbent format instead.
Can it be cut to fit the wound?
Yes, the sheet may be cut with an aseptic technique to match the wound shape. It should sit inside the wound margins rather than overlapping the surrounding skin.
How does the gel add moisture to the wound?
The water-based gel gives up its moisture to the dry wound bed, hydrating slough and necrotic tissue. That sustained moisture is what allows autolytic debridement to soften and clear the debris.
What wear time does it allow?
Wear time runs up to seven days where the clinical condition allows, with the exact change set by the wound and its secondary dressing. If the dressing adheres at removal, moistening it first protects the healing surface.
What size does it come in?
This listing is the 3 in x 6 in sheet, packed ten sterile dressings to a box. The elongated shape suits linear wounds and can be trimmed down for smaller ones.
