Ostomy Care solutions to help create healthy bonds
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“We are focused on supporting people with a stoma, commonly resulting from causes such as colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and bladder cancer. We create devices, accessories and services – to help patients create a healthy bond with their stoma, and then the world around them.”
Bruno Pinheiro
President and Chief Operating Officer, Global Ostomy Care
At Convatec we develop and produce ostomy solutions for patients and those supporting them:
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Pouching systems represent c. $2.1bn of the overall market and is growing at approximately 3.5%.
At Convatec we offer variety of one-piece and two-piece offerings.
The accessories market is worth c. $500m and has been growing at approximately 6%.
It encompasses things like belts, tapes, adhesives, skin protection and barriers and irrigation kits.
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Our me+™ program offers support patients need. Everything from information about products, tips and advice for stoma care and a community to engage with. If patients have questions about living with an ostomy our me+ product specialists and ostomy nurses are available on the phone.
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Our 180 Medical business, part of Convatec’s Home Services Group, is dedicated to providing high-quality supplies and A+ service and support.
Originally focused on serving catheter users it expanded to support Ostomy patients in 2020.
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Up to 30% of patients admitted to the ICU experience fecal incontinence1 (FI) during their hospital stay. A serious threat to patients, FI also poses a significant challenge to hospitals to tackle.
Flexi-Seal™ PROTECT PLUS Fecal Management System is an indwelling fecal management catheter intended for use to manage fecal incontinence through the collection of liquid to semi-liquid stool and to provide access to administer medications.
1. Bayón García, Cristina & Binks, Rachel & De Luca, Enrico & Dierkes, Christine & Franci, Andrea & Gallart, Elisabet & Niederalt, Georg & Wyncoll, Duncan. (2012). Prevalence, management and clinical challenges associated with acute faecal incontinence in the ICU and critical care settings: The FIRSTTM cross-sectional descriptive survey. Intensive & critical care nursing : the official journal of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses. 28. 242-50.
Watch to learn more about our products and services
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This is my life now: Creating healthy bonds
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Convatec’s moldable technology – Sarah & Charlie’s Stories
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What is me+™?
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Introducing Convatec's NEW Ostomy Nurse Solutions App
