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An incontinence pad is a small, impermeable multi-layered sheet with high absorbency that is used in the incontinence and health-care industries as a precaution against fecal or urinary incontinence. [1] It is generally made of cotton if washable, or nonwoven fabric paper if disposable. Incontinence diapers (or incontinence nappies) are a ...
Convatec Group plc, trading as Convatec, is a medical products and technologies company based in London, England, offering products and services in the areas of advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care and infusion care. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Coloplast was founded in 1957 by Aage Louis-Hansen. His son Niels Peter Louis-Hansen owns 20% of the company and is deputy chairman. [2] It employs more than 12,000 people and operates around the world, with sales activities in 53 countries and production in Denmark, Hungary, France, China and the US. [3]
Incontinence underwear products are generally designed to cater for light bladder leakage (LBL), and as such have lower absorbency capabilities than high absorbency pads and diapers. Some manufacturers of disposable products are responding to the changing market dynamics by introducing disposable incontinence underwear that gives the appearance ...
A comparative study among patients implanted with different models of artificial urinary sphincter and achieved social continence showed no difference between two groups in regards of urodynamic tests, such as flow rate, urethral pressure, etc. [2] A randomised controlled trial found that the artificial urinary sphincter was non-inferior to the ...
Incontinence is expensive both to individuals in the form of bladder control products and to the health care system and nursing home industry. Injury-related to incontinence is a leading cause of admission to assisted living and nursing care facilities. In 1997 more than 50% of nursing facility admissions were related to incontinence. [79]