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octenilin® Wound Irrigation Solution cleans

wounds fast and effectively.

Our plus: Methods of application:
• Fast and effective wound cleansing • Application from the bottle
• Removes wound coating and biofilm • Apply using a soaked swab
• Moistens wounds and creates an ideal environment for • Soaking a compress left on the wound
wound healing to loosen biofilm and wound coating
• Preserves moisture of dressings and wound coverings Special Advice
• Painless application • Not to be injected
• Excellent skin and tissue compatibility • Do not swallow
• Can be used for up to eight weeks after opening • Do not allow solution to enter into the
bloodstream

Use a wound irrigation solution for:

• Rinsing, cleansing, moistening of most types of wounds
• For wetting of bandages and wound coverings such as
compresses, gauze, cushions, sponges, gels, hydrofibres,
alginates, hydrocolloids etc, without harming tissue
• When changing bandages, to free encrusted bandaging
material or other encrusted wound coverings
octenilin® Wound Irrigation Solution The product:

• Rapid, effective cleansing of wounds prior to further Moisturising property
treatments or dressings
• For gentle, pain free moistening and moisturisation of octenillin® Wound Irrigation Solution consists of a unique
combination of Octenidine and Ethylhexylglycerin.
wounds Ethylhexylglycerin reduces the surface tension which provides
• Helps to promote the healing process optimal moistening of the wound, even on difficult to reach
• Suitable for hard to reach areas such as fissures and areas.
wound pockets due to its low surface tension
• Well tolerated by skin and other tissues Moisturising properties of wound rinsing
• Non-irritating solutions on the skin
• Non-sensitising
• Pain-free
• Colour, alcohol and perfume free
• Suitable for people with allergies
• Isotonic octenilin® Wound wound irrigation solution Ringer’s solution
• Can be used for up to eight weeks after opening Irrigation Solution containing polihexanide*

4 CARE CHRONICLES, QUARTER 3, 2017 www.uslmedical.co.nz All prices are GST exclusive and valid from 1st July until 30th September 2017 or while stocks last