Description
The Cutimed Sorbact Swab is a folded bacteria-binding gauze swab that lines wound surfaces or fluffs up to fill deeper wounds, capturing bacteria on contact as exudate passes through it. Two sizes in forty-piece boxes keep treatment rooms stocked for the daily dressing round.
- Liner or filler – one swab unfolds to line a wound bed or fluffs up to fill depth without dense packing.
- Bacteria-binding fabric – the hydrophobic coating grabs bacteria on contact, so they leave the wound with the swab.
- Cut, never torn – the swab trims cleanly to shape with scissors and keeps its structure inside the wound.
One Folded Swab That Lines, Fills and Works at the Wound Surface
Some wounds need a surface liner and others need volume, and the folded swab answers both needs with the same piece of gauze. Opened flat, it lines the wound bed and binds bacteria across the whole contact area. Fluffed up, one or more swabs fill depth in deeper wounds while still letting exudate pass onward to the secondary dressing. The fabric is cut rather than torn, so no loose threads are left behind when the swab comes out. It also works under compression therapy, which makes it a regular fixture on leg ulcer rounds.
Features and Benefits
The swab is the most flexible shape in the bacteria-binding range, folding out or bunching up as the wound demands. The two sizes differ only in their unfolded dimensions.
Bacteria Binding
- Hydrophobic Coating: bacteria adhere to the swab fabric on contact and are carried out of the wound when the swab is removed.
- Physical Binding Only: nothing is released into the wound, and bacterial resistance is not expected to develop against a physical action.
- Pathogen Evidence: testing in vitro shows Sorbact Technology dressings inhibiting growth of the top five WHO priority pathogens.
Filling and Lining
- Unfolds To Line: the folded swab opens out to line superficial wound beds in full surface contact.
- Fluffs To Fill: one or more swabs can be fluffed up to fill deep wounds without dense packing.
- Compression Compatible: the swab can be used in conjunction with compression therapy.
Handling
- Cut To Shape: the swab may be cut to size with an aseptic technique and should never be torn.
- Secondary Dressing Required: exudate passes through the swab into a foam dressing, absorbent pad or gelling fibre dressing.
- Seven Day Wear: where the clinical condition allows, a swab can remain in place for up to seven days.
Product Specifications
Both sizes are sterile gauze swabs packed forty to a box. BSN Medical reference numbers for the two sizes appear below.
Product Details
- Product Type: hydrophobic bacteria-binding gauze swab, wound liner and filler
- Indications: clean, contaminated, colonized or infected exuding wounds, superficial and deep
- Wound Types: surgical wounds, traumatic wounds, pressure injuries, diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers
- Sterility: sterile
Sizes and Item Numbers
- Item number 7216412: 1.5 in x 2.375 in swab, box of 40
- Item number 7216510: 3 in x 3.5 in swab, box of 40
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Why Choose the Cutimed Sorbact Swab?
A swab that both lines and fills saves a second product on the dressing trolley, and the bacteria binding is built into the gauze itself. Forty-piece boxes match the pace of daily rounds in clinics and community nursing. The same swab serves a shallow wound bed in the morning and a deep ulcer cavity in the afternoon.
- Two roles, one swab – line flat wounds or fluff into deep ones without changing products.
- Binding in the fabric – bacteria control is part of the gauze rather than an added agent.
- Round-ready boxes – forty swabs per box keep up with daily dressing schedules.
- Compression friendly – works under the compression bandaging that leg ulcer care depends on.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the swab a liner or a filler?
It is both, which is the point of the folded format. Unfolded, it lines a wound bed in full contact, and fluffed up, it fills deeper wounds loosely.
Can the swab be cut to size?
Yes, it may be cut with an aseptic technique to suit the wound, discarding any unused piece. It should never be torn, because tearing sheds threads into the wound.
How does it fill a deep wound?
One or more swabs are unfolded and fluffed before being laid into the depth, filling the space without dense packing. Exudate still passes through the gauze into the secondary dressing above.
Which secondary dressing should cover it?
Choose by exudate level, with foam dressings, absorbent pads and gelling fibre dressings all named by the manufacturer. The swab handles contact and filling while the secondary handles fluid volume.
Can it be used under compression?
Yes, the swab is listed for use in conjunction with compression therapy. That makes it practical for exuding leg ulcers dressed under a compression bandage system.
What is the maximum wear time?
Wear time runs up to seven days where the clinical condition allows. If the swab adheres at the change, moistening it first helps it release without disrupting the healing wound.
