Askina® Calgitrol® Paste Silver Alginate Wound Paste

Description:

Askina® Calgitrol® Paste is a sterile, primary wound dressing consisting of an ionic silver alginate matrix in paste form that provides an antimicrobial barrier and helps prevent contamination from external bacteria. In the presence of wound exudate, the silver alginate matrix helps maintain a moist wound environment, conducive to natural healing conditions. Askina® Calgitrol® Paste contains purified water, glycerin, alginate, propylene glycol, calcium gluconate, borax, ionic silver, pectin, and maltodextrin. Silver is present at a concentration of 9.5–14.8 mg/g. Borax is present at a concentration of 1.02 g/100 g.

Askina® Calgitrol® Paste is intended for use as a sterile primary wound dressing with added adjunctive antimicrobial activity to manage a moist environment in infected wounds or wounds at high risk of infection.

Indications for use:
Askina® Calgitrol® Paste is indicated for the treatment of partial to full-thickness wounds, infected or at high risk of infection, such as:
- pressure ulcers,
- vascular ulcers,
- diabetic foot ulcers,
- surgical incisions,
- wound dehiscence,
- traumatic wounds,
- second-degree burns,
- excised skin graft donor sites,
- skin tears,
- deep wounds,
- tunneling wounds,
- sinus tracts.