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Cutimed® - Smart Technologies for improved wound management

Cover all stages of the wound healing process

When wounds heal properly, life gets a little easier. It’s not only about physical recovery – it’s about helping people get back to their daily lives. With Cutimed, wound dressings are cleverly designed with Sorbion Technology to maintain moisture balance, and with Sorbact Technology that treats and prevents wound infection1,2 by binding and inhibiting bacteria3.

Better patient outcomes with Cutimed

Hard-to-heal wounds, such as ulcers from ischemia, diabetes, venous stasis disease, or pressure, are challenging and may severely affect patient quality of life. These stalled wounds require specialised wound care management and advanced wound care approaches.

With the Cutimed wound care range, you support patients in their healing journey while at the same time decreasing discomfort and unnecessary costs.

Discover Sorbact® and Sorbion® technologies
that help to improve wound healing.

Sorbact Technology to prevent and treat wound infection2

Sorbact Technology can be summarised in three words: binds3, inhibits3 and removes bacteria. Based on a purely physical mechanism of action, Sorbact Technology dressings deliver powerful, safe and effective in wound infection management for the advancement of patient well-being.1

Sorbact dressings Sorbact Technology

Sorbion Technology for better wound moisture balance

Sorbion Technology ensures that moisture remains on the wound side of 
the product while excess exudate is transported away from the wound. 
Its superabsorbent polymers help maintain moisture balance for any level 
of exudate4, light or heavy, avoiding dehydration5 and maceration6.

Sorbion dressings Sorbion Technology

Cutimed® is proven to help in advanced wound management. Ask your Essity Representative for more information.

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Antimicrobial Stewardship

Discover how Cutimed Sorbact dressings can contribute to tackling antimicrobial resistance in your organisation and play a part in your Antimicrobial Stewardship strategy.

Break the wound infection continuum

Use Sorbact Techology as an early intervention approach.

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References

  1. Kammerlander G et al. An investigation of Cutimed Sorbact as an antimicrobial alternative in wound management. Wounds UK. 2008;4:10-18. Access here.
  2. Stanirowski PJ et al. Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Dialkylcarbamoyl Chloride Impregnated Dressings for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Adult Women Undergoing Cesarean Section. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2016;17(4):427-435. Access here.
  3. Husmark J et al. Antimicrobial effects of bacterial binding to a dialkylcarbamoyl chloride-coated wound dressing: an in vitro study. J Wound Care. 2022;31:560-570. Access here.
  4. Essity Group – commissioned laboratory testing at SMTL: Evaluation of absorbency and fluid retention of different superabsorbent wound dressings (based on EN 13726). 2024. Data on file.
  5. Cutting K. Made Easy - Cutimed Sorbion Sachet. Wounds International. 2016. Access here.
  6. Cutting KF. Managing wound exudate using a super-absorbent polymer dressing: a 53-patient clinical evaluation. J Wound Care 2009;18(5):200-205. Access here