Biopatch Dressing

Ideal for use with iv catheters central venous lines arterial catheters and picc lines.

Biopatch dressing. Biopatch protective disks with chg by johnson johnson manufacturer. Johnson and johnson biopatch protective disc with chg is an iv and wound dressing that provides a powerful antimicrobial and antifungal dressing. J j ethicon s biopatch disk is a hydrophilic polyurethane absorptive foam with chlorhexidrine gluconate chg a well known antiseptic agent with antimicrobial and antifungal properties.

The biopatch is good for 7 days if it is dry and intact. These features allow the biopatch dressing to inhibit bacterial growth. Biopatch disk is the only dressing with chg proven in multiple randomized controlled trials to reduce the incidence of catheter related bloodstream infections in central venous and arterial catheters.

Biopatch dressing has been shown to reduce the rate of central line infections up to 69. Don t leave a wet bloody or loose dressing unchanged. Don t apply biopatch dressing with the white foam side facing up.

Biopatch dressing provides patients with a steady dose of chg around the insertion site for a full seven days provided the dressing does not become wet or damaged. An under evaluated complication 6. The foam disc keeps the insertion site clean and dry all while simultaneously releasing chg.

The biopatch protective disk is a 1 disk with a 4 0 mm center hole. Various manufacturers suppliers dressing helps reduce local infections catheter related bloodstream infections crbsi and skin colonization of microorganisms commonly associated with crbsi in patients with central venous and arterial catheters.