ALLEYVN LIFE offers a five-layer foam design that helps protect against pressure injuries as part of a pressure injury protocol..7

Advantages• Reduced incidence of sacral pressure injuries by 71%

compared to standard preventive care alone, in an independent randomized controlled trial.7,8

• Showed a cost saving of 69% per patient compared to using standard preventive care alone, in an associated economic study.8

Try our pressure injury prevention portfolio.

For detailed product information, including indications for use, contraindications,

precautions and warnings, please consult the product’s applicable Instructions for

Use (IFU) prior to use.

For wound management

For pressure injury prevention

REFERENCES: 1. ALLEVYN◊ LIFE vs Mepilex™ Border – Product Retention Performance Testing. Data on File report HVT080 September 2018 2. Rossington, A. Pressure transmission testing of ALLEVYN LIFE when wet and dry, Mepilex™ Border and Optifoam™ Gentle. Data on File report DS/18/351R- September 2018 3. Earl, K. Wound Model Testing of ALLEVYN LIFE Gen2 using Horse Serum. Data on File report DS/14/303R - April 2016 4. Rossington, A. Product Performance of Next Generation ALLEVYN LIFE. Data on File report GMCA-DOF/08. April 2016. 5. National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance. Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: Quick Reference Guide. Emily Haesler (Ed.). Cambridge Media: Osborne Park, Australia; 2014 6. Joy H et al. A collaborative project to enhance efficiency through dressing change practice. Journal of Wound Care. Vol 24. No 7. July 2015 P3-4 7. Forni C, D’Alessandro F, Gallerani P, et al. Effectiveness of using a new polyurethane foam multi-layer dressing in the sacral area to prevent the onset of pressure ulcer in the elderly with hip fractures: A pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Int Wound J. 2018; 15(3):383-390

ALLEVYN◊ LIFE Foam Dressings are intended for exuding wounds including:

• pressure injuries • leg ulcers• diabetic foot ulcers • surgical wounds• first- and second-degree burns • donor sites• fungating ulcers • skin tears

ALLEVYN LIFE may be used on infected wounds, which should be treated per local clinical protocol. The heel shape can be worn up to seven days3,4 and suits the: heel, sacrum, shoulder blades, breast, elbow, underarm, neck area/collarbone.

Advantages• Maintains an optimal moist wound environment.2 • May help reduce the risk of maceration.6

• Reduced dressing change visits by 50% in a study.6*

Product # Dressing Sizes Dressings per box Border to border Pad size

66801304 Heel 9in x 9 1/8in 7 7/8in x 8in 5 25.2cm x 25cm 20cm x 20.2cm

To order a sample, visit allevyn.com

Ordering codes

SECURA◊ Skin CareNO-STING SKIN-PREP◊

Skin Care

ALLEVYN◊ LIFEFoam Dressings

LEAF◊

Patient Monitoring System

*Tested against Mepilex™ Border

ALME4-21268-1019

Advanced Wound ManagementSmith & Nephew, Inc.Fort Worth, TX 76109USAwww.smith-nephew.com

Customer Care Center1-800-876-1261T 727-392-1261F 727-392-6914

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The all-in-one dressing for wound management

and pressure injury prevention that stays in place,1

redistributes pressure2* and minimizes leakage.3

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