Team 10

Consovita: Reimagining the Skin/Seal Interface for Ostomy Bags

Team Members:

Joseph Dimodica

Majdi Othman

Sudin Regmi

Team Mentors:

Mr. Jeff Skiba - Desert Valley Tech

Ms. Ashley Garcia - TMCAZ

YouTube Link:
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Zoom Link:
https://asu.zoom.us/j/81057502114


Abstract

As of 2015, approximately 1.3% of the United States population, or 3.1 million people, has an inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn’s Disease [1]. Worldwide, this number can grow to 8 million people, with the number still increasing. Crohn’s Disease can affect the thickness of the bowel, which often results in a patient embarking on one of three major ostomy procedures: Ileostomy, Urostomy, Colostomy. 45% of all patients in a study conducted by Nybæk et al. presented skin problems including skin degradation due to the acidic pH of chyme and 16% had sought treatment for these complications [2]. Stomal complications may appear 2-3 weeks following the implementation of ostomy care. The primary issues that arise from current ostomy care solutions include (1) leakage around the stoma site due to insufficient sealing, which causes further inflammation and damage to the surrounding skin and (2) the degradation of the skin due to the contact of blood, sweat, and bile with the adhesive gel that patients use to anchor their ostomy bags. These complications may result in the stoma site expanding and the eventual need to move the stoma site to a new location of the abdomen. Consovita proposes SureSeal as a solution to these issues by implementing a quick connect system with a manual valve as an efficient way to anchor the system without the need to use adhesive, improving upon the existing skin/seal interface of ostomy care. Further innovation may allow for the use of polymer-based technology like those used in trivascular ovation procedures to develop a system for the intestines during ostomy procedures. The ostomy care market is projected to reach 4.8 billion USD by 2028 with a 5.1% CAGR, indicating an untapped market that has limited existing solutions with plenty of problems.

UOAA. (2021, June 4). What is crohn's disease? L United Ostomy Associations of America.

United Ostomy Associations of America. Retrieved November 6, 2021, from https://www.ostomy.org/what-is-crohns-disease/.

Hanne Nybæk, Dorte Bang Knudsen, editors. Skin Problems in Ostomy Patients: A Case-control Study of Risk Factors. Humlebaek Denmark. Medical Journals, Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2008. Retrieved April 5th, 2022, from https://www.medicaljournals.se/acta/content/html/10.2340/00015555-0536