Cavicoll® is a gelatin free hydrocolloid paste sterilized by radiation. It forms gel upon absorbing wound exudates, providing a moist wound environment and supporting granulation and epithelialization.

• Healing in moist environment: interacts with wound exudate to form a moist wound environment.
• Painless and atraumatic removal: Due to its fatty, yet non-greasy, nature, together with the gel formation property upon exudates
contact, the hydrocolloid paste allows the atraumatic removal of the dressing without damaging newly formed tissue.
• Absorbent: Due to the fact that Cavicoll® contains a high percentage of superabsorbent polymer, the paste aids in the absorption of excessive exudate and extend the life of the secondary dressing, increasing the wear time and decreasing dressing change rate.
• Aids autolytic debridement.

Cavicoll® is intended to be used in association with a secondary dressing such as Protectfilm® for the management of exuding dermal ulcers, including full-thickness wounds, such as leg ulcers, pressure ulcers and diabetic ulcers.

Do not use on:
• Individuals with a known sensitivity to the paste or its components specially Carboxymethylcellulose.
• Ulcers resulting from infection such as tuberculosis, syphilis or deep fungal infections.
• Full thickness burns.
• Ulcers with Exposed bones and tendons.
• Individuals with active vasculitis.
• Where there is a possibility of the wound becoming necrotic due to poor vascularisaition.
• Clinically infected wound (unless used in conjunction with appropriate treatment such as systemic
antibiotics) occlusive dressings such as hydrocolloids should not be used in the presence of anaerobic bacterial infection.

•Paraffinic components have non-polar fatty nature, so they do not adhere to the polar proteinaceous exudates.
•Hydrocolloid particles absorb exudates and turn to gel which provides optimum moist environment that enhances wound healing. Furthermore, it aids non-adherence due to synergistic action between gel and paraffinic components.