Convatec announces the introduction of ConvaFoam™

New wound care solution simplifies choice for healthcare professionals, patients and caregivers

(Bridgewater, New Jersey, 3 January 2023) – Convatec is pleased to announce the US launch of ConvaFoam™, a family of advanced foam dressings designed to address the needs of healthcare providers and their patients. ConvaFoam™ can be used on a spectrum of wound types at any stage of the wound journey, making it the simple dressing choice for wound management and skin protection.

Hard-to-heal wounds are a silent epidemic with substantial economic, clinical, and social burden that is set to continue rising¹. Multiple factors can make wound treatment challenging, but at Convatec, we believe there is always a road to recovery.

ConvaFoam™ has been specifically designed to help address the silent epidemic​ by removing the complexity of wound care and offering healthcare providers and patients more than just a dressing.

“Through active listening, combined with our heritage of advancing wound care technologies, we have created a high-performance product range that makes the choice of dressings simpler for healthcare professionals, caregivers and patients,” said David Shepherd, President and Chief Operating Officer, Advanced Wound Care at Convatec.

The ConvaFoam™ family of dressings includes enhanced silicone technology for improved adhesion²; improved absorbency fluid handling; 7 day wear time³; a patterned film design that may help to aid exudate monitoring³; and a superabsorbent layer. ConvaFoam can also be cut to size, aiding application to difficult-to-dress areas.

ConvaFoam™ is more than a dressing – it’s a wound care service providing extra educational support where needed. Market research conducted amongst wound care patients in the United States, Germany⁴, indicated that 72% of patients change their dressing themselves, while 23% have help from a formal caregiver or by their family. But 44% of patients state that they struggle with being compliant with their wound care treatment plan. To support and guide patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals throughout dressing changes, Convatec have added QR codes on each ConvaFoam™ packaging, leading to a host of educational videos.

Consistent with our promise to be ‘forever caring’, Convatec has been committed to pioneering advanced wound care solutions for more than 40 years. We believe that every wound should have the best chance to heal. By putting the needs of patients and the people who care for them at the center of our research and development, we strive to make wound care more effective and manageable. As well as advancing wound care products, we share our expertise through offering tailored customer support, and developing value-added tools and guides, all with the aim to improve patient outcomes and reduce the overall cost of care.

For more information about ConvaFoam™, please visit www.convatec.com.

Convatec Group Plc  

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence and critical care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, and a promise to be forever caring, our products and services are available in over 100 countries. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC) and in 2021 revenues were over $2 billion. To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com  

1. Sen CK. Human Wound and Its Burden: Updated 2020 Compendium of Estimates. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle). 2021 May;10(5):281-292.​

2. WHRI8050 MS172 Adhesion Characteristics of ConvaFoam™.

3. WHRI8051 MS173 In-vitro Performance Characteristics of ConvaFoam™.

4. Sector & Segment Market Research, September 2021.