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V.A.C.® ADVANCED DRAPE APPLICATION
CAUTION:
Patient’s skin condition should be carefully monitored (refer to
Precautions
,
Protect Periwound
Skin
section.
1.
Trim the V.A.C.® Advanced Drape to cover the V.A.C.® GRANUFOAM™ Spiral Dressing and an
additional
3 - 5 cm
border of intact periwound tissue (
Fig. 6
). The V.A.C.® Advanced Drape may be
cut into multiple pieces for easier handling. Excess V.A.C.® Advanced Drape may be kept to seal
difficult areas, if needed.
2.
Carefully remove layer 1 to expose adhesive (
Fig. 7
). The V.A.C.® Advanced Drape should be held by
the ruler / handling bars.
3.
Place the adhesive side down over foam and apply V.A.C.® Advanced Drape to cover foam and intact
skin, ensuring V.A.C.® Advanced Drape covers at least a
3 - 5 cm
border of intact periwound tissue.
Smooth any wrinkles in drape to prevent leaks.
4.
Remove layer 2 and handling bars and pat V.A.C.® Advanced Drape to ensure an occlusive seal (
Fig.
8
).
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
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