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ColloSkin-M

Introduction

Colloskin-M is a meshed sterile collagen in sheet form. Colloskin-M’s use has been widely accepted biological wound dressing especially for burns. It is highly effective for patients including those with HIV and Hepatitis infections.

Indications

  • Idle For Exudate/infected burns and wounds for easy drainage of fluid.
  • Superficial & Deep Dermal Burns.
  • For 3rd Degree Burns as a temporary cover.
  • Traumatic loss of skin cover.
  • Temporary wound cover in major open fracture wound(s).
  • Skin donor sites

Available Sizes

  • 5 X 5 cms
  • 10 X 10 cms
  • 10 X 25 cms
  • 15 X 30 cms 

Advantages

  • Widely accepted biological wound dressing especially for Burns.
  • Single application on Clean wounds.
  • Stimulates healthy Granulation.
  • Rapid & Effective wound healing.
  • Quick and firm adherence. 
  • Prevents Infection.
  • Instant pain relief.
  • Allows skin to breath.
  • Preserves local heat.
  • Promotes Epithelisation.

Directions Of Use

  •  Throughly clean and denude areas to eliminate external contamination.
  • Throughly debride infected wound.
  • Take out the collagen sheet from the preserving medium and squeeze it to remove the excess preserving medium adhered to the colloskin.
  • Take a trough and fill it with sterile saline water and rinse the colloskin throughly 2-3 times to remove the alcohol (preserving medium).
  • Apply the sheet firmly on the wound and remove the air bubbles trapped if any for effective adhesion.
  • For best results avoid second dressing over colloskin.
  • As epitheliasation occurs, colloskin sheet peels off.
  • Colloskin promotes healthy granulation in deep wounds for early grafting.
  • Repeated dressing not required unless colloskin is rejected due to underlying pus or complication.
  • For skin donor sites, Colloskin must be applied after achieving satisfactory haemostasis.
  • For chronic skin ulcers, 2 to 3 applications of Colloskin or more in 2-3 day intervals must be repeated after thorough cleaning each time, thus enhancing healing.
  • In cases where the adhered Colloskin has to be removed from the wound, a saline, moist pad can be applied over Colloskin for a few minutes to facilitate easy removal.
 

60% Burn Injury. 1st Day dressing with Colloskin. Single application

3rd Day. Colloskin dried up and stuck to the wound area.

21st Day. The Wound has healed completely and the colloskin peeled off totally.