Allevyn Non-Adhesive

From the beginning ALLEVYN was designed to respond to the human body. ALLEVYN Non-Adhesive was the first ALLEVYN variant, launched in 1987 it combined patient comfort with the revolutionary trilayer fluid management system that enables moist wound healing¹.

ALLEVYN Non-Adhesive has stood the test of time and continues to be an essential for patients and clinicians all over the world.

• Unique triple action technology effectively manages fluid to create a moist wound healing environment¹
• Highly breathable top film² helps to minimise the risk of maceration to the wound and periwound¹
• Non-adherent wound contact layer means the dressing is suitable for use on fragile and sensitive skin^1,3 including epidermolysis bullosa wounds⁴
• Soft and comfortable for the patient and conformable to challenging body areas^5,6
• Specific Heel “cup” dressing designed to conform to this awkward area⁵
• Easy to apply and remove⁶
• Provides an effective barrier function to exogenous bacteria as well as helping to prevent fluid and bacterial strikethrough⁷
• Wide range of sizes that can be cut to suit different body contours
• Suitable for use under compression bandaging
• ALLEVYN Heel can contribute to a pressure relieving protocol when used prophylactically⁸

ALLEVYN Non-Adhesive dressings are indicated for use on:

• Shallow, granulating wounds
• Chronic and acute exudative wounds
• Full and partial thickness wounds such as pressure ulcers, leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers
• Infected wounds
• Malignant wounds
• Surgical wounds
• First and second degree burns
• Donor sites
• Fungating ulcers
• Oncological Wounds
• Epidermolysis bullosa wounds

ALLEVYN Non-Adhesive utilises the unique triple action technology seen across the ALLEVYN range of dressings. By combining an absorbent hydrocellular pad with a non-adherent wound contact layer and breathable top film; the dressing manages fluid to maintain optimal moist wound healing conditions^1,2.

1. Breathable Top Film

The outer polyurethane top film is highly breathable², helps to prevent strikethrough and provides an effective barrier to bacteria⁷.

2. Highly Absorbent Foam Core

The hydrocellular foam core is highly absorbent⁹

3. Non-Adherent Wound Contact Layer

The wound contact layer will not stick to the wound¹¹and is suitable for fragile skin^1,3.

ALLEVYN Non-Adhesive is ideal for fragile and sensitive skin due to its non-adherent wound contact layer and soft and conformable construction⁶. The specially designed Heel dressing fits closely to the heel area allowing even this most challenging of body parts to be dressed comfortably⁵.

1. The clinical and physical properties of ALLEVYN Non Adhesive dressings and the moist wound environment
2. Smith and Nephew data on file report: Comparison of the permeability of ALLEVYN Non-Adhesive standard and new ALLEVYN Non-Adhesive written by David Foster and Anna Rial,Feb 2006
3. Clinical evaluation report ref: CE/022/ANA – A prospective user evaluation on the effect of process changes tot eh manufacture of ALLEVYN Non-Adhesive wound dressings. Samantha Hartwell, November 2006
4. Denyer J. Wound Management for children with Epidermolysis Bullosa.Dermatol Clin. 28(2):257-64, 2010
5. Managing diabetic foot lesions with ALLEVYN Heel dressing. Watret L (2000) The Diabetic Foot, 3(1), 21-22
6. Evaluation of a hydrocellular dressing in the management of exuding wounds in the community. Kurring PA et al (1994). Br J Nurs 3(20) 1049-1053
7. Bacterial barrier testing of Johannesburg formulations of ALLEVYN Non-Adhesive and ALLEVYN Lite. Report Ref: WRP-TW090-150-01
8. Report Ref: DS/04/065/R1 – ALLEVYN Pressure reduction. Sarah Painter / D Foster, 05/11/04
9. Smith and Nephew Data on File Report: 0512006 Comparison of the fluid handling capacities of absorbent non-adhesive dressings. S. Painter Jan 2006