The dressing absorbs wound fluid and forms a soft gel that conforms to the wound surface and maintains a moist environment. The dressing contains silver only to prevent or minimize microbial growth within the dressing. MicroLyte™ Ag is so thin that it inherently conforms to the underlying contours of a moist wound-bed, providing intimate contact with the microbes on wound-bed. Antimicrobial silver in the dressing kills bacteria that come into contact with the dressing, and reduces microbial colonization. This action reduces loss of silver in wound exudate and provides effective antimicrobial action at much lower silver concentrations.

Antimicrobial Efficacy

Unlike traditional antimicrobial dressings, Imbed’s ultrathin Microfilm™ technology enables Microlyte Ag wound dressing to conform intimately to the tissue of a wound bed. By exerting sustained antimicrobial activity of silver (Ag) for up to 72 h in the microscopic environment of the wound tissue, it kills > 99.99% CFU (colony forming units) of clinically relevant microbes at 100x lower level of antimicrobial silver compared to other dressings.

Biocompatibility

The biocompatibility profile of the Microlyte™ Ag wound dressing was assessed in accordance with ISO-10993: Biological Evaluations of Medical Devices. The biocompatibility test results demonstrate that Microlyte™ Ag wound dressing is biocompatible and safe for for use in management of partial and full thickness wounds including pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, diabetic ulcers, first and second degree burns, abrasions and lacerations, donor sites and surgical wounds, and debrided and grafted partial thickness wounds.

Antimicrobial dressings are vital to clearing infections from stalled wounds thus allowing normal healing to proceed. Increasingly, higher levels of silver are being used to achieve greater effectiveness. This approach, however, inhibits re-epithelialization due to toxicity related to excessive silver and severe staining of the wound tissue.

The technology behind the Microlyte™ Ag wound dressing results in an effective, yet gentle antimicrobial dressing. Based on Imbed’s patented ultrathin Microfilm™ technology platform, the Microlyte™ Ag dressing is just 20 microns thick and it contains 10-500x less silver compared to the leading silver-based antimicrobial dressings. Yet the Microlyte™ Ag dressing kills >99.99% of clinically relevant microbes over 24 – 72 h, and allows normal healing of the wound.

Unlike traditional silver dressings which are crude, high-capacity reservoirs of silver, Microlyte™ Ag conforms to contours of underlying wound bed resulting in antimicrobial action in the local microscopic environment of the wound bed where microbes colonize, allowing silver to be effective at very low concentrations. This reduces silver loss in wound exudate, and the associated toxicity, irritation, and costs, while increasing comfort for patients. The dressing ultimately dissolves, thus eliminating the need for painful dressing removal.

Microlyte™ Ag wound dressings are individually packaged in a sterile foil pouch. Supplied in boxes of individually packaged sterile dressings. Sterilization by E-beam radiation. Sterility is guaranteed unless pouch is damaged or opened. Single use only.

REF. 91001- 2 inch x 2 inch (5 cm x 5 cm)
REF. 91002- 4 inch x 4 inch (10 cm x 10 cm) (COMING SOON)