Pedilay® leg – a new approach to leg dressings
Elastic, adjustable and reclosable owing to the hook and loop fasteners: Pedilay® leg makes wound care on the lower leg simple, quick and comfortable. The outstanding advantages of this innovative secondary dressing are particularly evident in the treatment of patients with chronic wounds such as leg ulcers or other wound healing disorders, as well as in the treatment of post-operative wounds. The patent-pending Pedilay® leg reliably fixates primary dressings while at the same time protecting the wound dressings and patches.
Scissors and adhesive plasters are not required, which can reduce material costs and simplify enterprise resource planning. This is particularly important for outpatient nursing staff, who spend up to 65% of their working time on wound care for leg ulcer patients.
Pedilay® leg: the most important advantages at a glance
Effective wound care on the lower leg despite the nursing crisis
Pedilay® leg is used for the long-term treatment of chronic wounds and is ideal for patients with leg ulcers, whose numbers will continue to rise in the future due to the demographic change.
It is ideally suitable as a secondary dressing for wound healing disorders or to support post-operative wound care. Pedilay® leg is patent-pending.
For universal use
Pedilay® leg provides permanent fixation as well as protection for primary dressings and wound dressings. The ready-to-use dressing covers the entire lower leg.
It is characterised by its elasticity and adaptability and is intended for single use. Simple handling ensures a high quality of wound care.
Quick, easy and cost-effective
The versatile ready-to-use dressing is available in four standard commercial sizes and can be used on both the right as well as the left lower leg. It can be applied and modelled without scissors or fixatives.
This application can reduce material and labour costs while improving the quality of care at the same time.
State-of-the-art wound care of the leg: quick and easy to apply
Pedilay® leg improves the care of chronic wounds by optimising the fixation of both primary dressings as well as wound dressings. This user-friendly secondary dressing can be applied, opened and closed quickly and without scissors or fixation plasters. This makes wound care easier in wound management and complications can be recognised more quickly.
Immediately ready for use
Unlike conventional secondary dressings and tubular bandages for the leg, which require scissors and fixation material and thus cost valuable time, Pedilay® leg is quick and easy to apply, especially for chronic wounds and wounds requiring complicated treatment. This is made possible by:
- practical hook and loop fasteners,
- an excellent fit and
- the four sizes.
User-friendly and comfortable to wear
The ready-to-use Pedilay® leg dressing for the lower leg is suitable for both the right and left lower leg and makes the work of physicians and nursing staff much easier and also potentially improves the quality of life for patients. Very soft material
- provides for secure and lasting fixation
- minimises the risk of pressure marks
- offers a correct fit without compression.
Reducing costs - increasing the quality of care
In times of the nursing crisis, it is crucial to relieve staff and make workflows more efficient. The patent-pending Pedilay® leg dressing for the lower leg is easy to apply and offers the following advantages:
- Hook and loop fasteners which are easy to open and close again
- Wound monitoring is possible without changing the dressing
- Compatible with conventional and modern primary dressings
- Easy and quick to take off
Pedilay® leg – lowering costs for the future
In the long-term treatment of wound healing disorders or in leg ulcer care, the supplies, material costs and care requirements for wound management often increase considerably. With Pedilay® leg, these expenditures can be reduced, which can lead to savings in the long term.
Secondary dressing with groundbreaking design
Flexible
Pedilay® leg consists of a two-layer elastic non-woven fabric which allows the ready-to-use dressing to be used for lower legs of different diameters and shapes without slipping.
This elasticity also prevents the formation of wrinkles, which can make wound healing more difficult if they result in pressure points.
Adaptable
The ready-to-use lower leg bandage is flexible and adaptable owing to the elasticated non-woven fabric and practical hook and loop fasteners. These enable easy opening and closing to quickly inspect the wound.
For a perfect fit, the leg dressing can be readjusted at any time by the nursing staff or the patients themselves.
Pleasant on the skin
The inner layer of Pedilay® leg consists of a particularly soft non-woven fabric which causes only minimal friction on the skin and features no hard edges or uncomfortable seams.
The air-permeable lower leg dressing is specially designed as a secondary dressing for the use on intact skin.
Pedilay® leg: innovative bandage for the lower legs
The features of Pedilay® leg - which can support daily care in use - are the result of meticulous development:
- The high-quality, elastic material is soft and air-permeable.
- The special design has no folds or seams.
- The hook and loop fasteners allow the dressing to be adjusted very easily on the leg.
Two layers of non-woven fabric and elastic threads
Due to incorporated elastic threads, the soft, skin-friendly and air-permeable non-woven fabric of Pedilay® leg is distinguished by high extensibility.
After selecting the right size, the ready-to-use dressing for the lower leg adapts to the anatomy - to thin legs as well as to legs with a larger circumference.
Intelligent design for optimum fit
The adjustable Pedilay® leg secondary dressing is designed to be pulled over the foot, applied to the lower leg between the knee and ankle and then closed with the user-friendly hook and loop fasteners.
This versatile leg dressing can be used on both the left and right leg and is available in four sizes.
Another highlight: the innovative fastening system
Practical hook and loop fasteners are attached to the opening of Pedilay® leg, enabling secure fixation without requiring additional fixation plasters. These hook and loop fasteners allow the secondary dressing to be opened and reclosed at any time, thus making wound inspection considerably easier.
Unlike tubular bandages for the leg, it is not necessary to change the entire dressing. Furthermore, fixation can be readjusted easily, even by the patients themselves or their relatives.
Relief and comfort in wound care
Pedilay® leg makes life considerably easier for users such as wound managers: the ready-to-use secondary dressing can be applied quickly and easily by nursing staff without the need for additional accessories.
For patients with chronic wounds and wounds that are complicated to treat, the use of Pedilay® leg can therefore mean a better quality of life.
Pedilay® leg in practice
Pedilay® foot – the ready-to-use dressing for the foot
Pedilay® products are not only available as lower leg dressings, but also as specially developed foot dressings. Pedilay® foot was designed, just like Pedilay® leg, as an innovative secondary dressing for state-of-the-art wound care, including post-operative wound care.
It is ideal for decubitus wound care, for diabetic foot, for wound healing disorders following foot surgery and for use in medical podiatry. This patented product too, impresses with its fast and material-efficient application and is therefore ideal particularly for chronic wounds.
Wound care of the future
The application of Pedilay® leg is remarkably simple and quick, which significantly improves the quality of care. Many of the problems that occur with traditional secondary dressings on the leg can be avoided with this innovative dressing for the leg.
Pedilay® leg: also easy to apply by laypersons
What is complicated with conventional dressings and requires specialised knowledge is incredibly easy with Pedilay® leg: even patients or their relatives can apply this dressing for the lower leg safely, which is particularly advantageous in the case of chronic wounds.
Unlike conventional secondary dressings, such as tubular bandages, the hook and loop fastening system allows the wound to be checked without having to change the dressing. If changing is necessary, this can be done quickly and easily. The simple application reduces the risk of excessive compression, pressure marks or wrinkling to a minimum.
The disadvantages of conventional secondary dressings on the leg
Difficult to apply: The application of conventional secondary dressings on the lower leg is demanding and requires intensive training of the nursing staff.
High error rate: Errors in application can lead to frequent changes of dressings and harbour the risk of excessive compression or pressure points due to wrinkling.
Time and resource consuming: Traditional dressings have to be individually trimmed and customised, which requires fixation tapes and scissors and leads to material waste.
Everyone involved benefits from this innovation
Medical institutions: hospitals and care services optimise their care and can save both on time and materials.
Professional users: physicians and nursing staff can check a wound without having to change the dressing, leaving them more time for other tasks.
Patients: patients benefit from a comfortable fit and thus improved quality of life, while their relatives are also unburdened by the easy handling.
Pedilay® leg: applying the dressing correctly onto the lower leg
The correct size is important
To ensure that the ready-to-use secondary dressing fits perfectly, there should be no cavities, gaps or wrinkles when applied and the material should not exert any compression. The dressing must be neither too loose nor too tight, whereby choosing the right size is crucial.
Pedilay® leg should only be used exclusively on intact skin. Wounds must therefore first be covered with a primary dressing. The circumference of the primary dressing and the wound dressings must be taken into account when selecting the appropriate size. This also applies to voluminous, swollen or thin lower legs.
Ideally, Pedilay® leg is applied while sitting or lying down. A daily change is only necessary for acute, infectious wounds. A new secondary dressing should also be applied in the case of soiling, overstretching, tears or when changing the primary dressing. However, unlike other secondary dressings, the hook and loop fastening system enables wound monitoring without a complete change of dressing as it is reclosable.