Advanced Tissue stocks the most comprehensive supply of wound care products, obtained from the leading makers of such products, available in the marketplace today. Advanced Tissue partners with manufacturers and clinicians to assure that desired products are always available.

Calcium Alginates

Calcium Alginates are typically used to control exudate in moderate-to-heavily draining, Full Thickness wounds and usually need some type of cover dressing.

Drainage: Moderate to Heavy- Full Thickness

Medicare Allows: Up to 30 per month/wound

Examples: Acticoat Absorbent, Algicell AG , Algidex AG, Algisite, Aquacel, Aquacel AG, Carboflex, Curasorb, Curasorb Zn., DermaGinate, Excelginate, Kaltostat, Maxsorb Extra, Maxsorb Extra AG, Medihoney, Melgisorb, Melgisorb AG, Select Silver, Nuderm Alginate, Restore Alginate, Restore Silver Alginate, Seasorb, Seasorb AG, Silvercel, Silverlon, Sorbsan, Tegaderm Alginate

Collagens

Collagens are the most commonly used advanced wound dressing because they are appropriate for most types of wounds. Patients will need some type of cover dressing.

Drainage: Any (depth must be indicated for powdered collagens)

Medicare Allows: Sheets: Up to 30 per month/wound. Powder: varies by wound size

Examples: Biostep, Biostep AG, Fibracol Plus, Medifil Particles, Prisma, Promogran, Puracol, Skin Temp, Stimulen

Foam Dressings

The major advantage of foams is the ability to contain exudate. They are most commonly used as cover dressings on moderate or heavily draining wounds.

Drainage: Moderate – Heavy

Medicare Allows: Up to 12 per month/wound

Examples: Allevyn, Biatain, Coflex AFD, Contreet AG, Dermafoam, Mepilex, Opti Foam, Opti Foam AG, Polyderm, Polymax, Polymem, Polymem AG, Polywic, Polywic AG, Restore Foam, Restore Foam AG, Hydrofera Blue, Tielle Plus, Copa, Select Foam Non-ADH, Tegaderm Foam, Versiva XC (most foams also available with adhesive/border)

Hydrocolloid Dressings

Hydrocolloids are self-adhesive, waterproof dressings that promote a moist wound-healing environment. They are often used as cover dressings for wounds with low to moderate drainage.

Drainage: Low to Moderate

Medicare Allows: up to12 per month/wound (Paste 3 oz. per month/wound)

Examples: Combiderm, Comfeel, Comfeel Clear, DermaFilm, Duoderm, Exuderm, Medihoney Tube, Nuderm Hydrocolloid, Replicare, Restore, Select Hydrocolloid, Triad Paste, Ultec Pro (most hydrocolloids also available with adhesive/border)

Hydrogel Dressings

Hydrogel by the ounce: many clinicians use hydrogels to deliver moisture to the wound bed or to soften eschar. They are most effective on dry or low draining, Full Thickness wounds and will require some type of cover dressing.

Hydrogel Sheets/Gauzes: offer the same advantages as those by the ounce but some clinicians view them as more user-friendly for patients because of their single-application packaging. These dressings will need a cover dressing.

Examples: Amerigel, Aquagauze, Carrasyn, Cool Magic, Curafil, Curagel, DermaGauze, Derma-Gel, Dermagran-B, DermaSyn, Duoderm Gel, Elasto-Gel, Curasol, Hypergel, Intrasite, Multi-Dex Gel, Multi-Dex Powder, Radiagel, Regenancare-HA, Restore Hydrogel, Safe-Gel, Silvasorb, SilverMed, Skintegrity, Solosite, Tegaderm Matrix, Tenderwet, TheraGauze, Wound Dres’, X-Cell, X-Cell AM

Wrap Dressings, Gauze Dressings and Tape

Advanced Tissue supplies a full complement of ancillary dressings. These products include basic items such as sterile gauze and tape; specialty absorbent products such as ABD pads; compression products such as wraps and stockings; and advanced antimicrobial products such as gauze and wraps.

Examples: Actisorb 220 Silver, Adaptic ,AMD Super Sponge, AMD Telfa, Clear Tape, CoFlex, Comfeel Film, Comprilan, Conform, Curasalt, Cuticerin,Dermanet, DermaView, Hypafix, Hy-Tape, Iodoform Pkg Gauze, Kerlix, Kerlix AMD, Medfix, Medipore, Medipore Plus Pad, MeFilm, Mefix, Mesalt, Micro pore, Multi-Layer Compression Stockings, Non Adhering, Opsite, Paper Tape, Plain Pkg Gauze, Polyskin, Restore Contact Layer, Select Thin Film, Select Silver, SurePress Padding Cast, Sure Press Hi Compression Bandage, Telfa Clear, Tegaderm, Tenderfix, Vaseline Gauze, Viscopaste, Xeroform, Xeroflo