The ostomy components market is due to reach over $3.4 billion this year due to the increasing prevalence of illnesses such as bowel disease and cancer.
This means an increasing number of ostomates are seeking ways in which to live a “normal” life, unencumbered by limitations (perceived or otherwise) created by living with an ostomy bag.
Countless companies across the world are dedicated to helping this cause, such as a company that specialises in a range of ostomy products which look like art and can be worn at almost all times, to harnessing the latest technology to ensure minimal disruption created by the bag.
PolarSeal are innovating the ways in which these bags are manufactured, with the goal of helping ostomates live life as they want to. For instance, we recently formulated a new ostomy specific adhesive, which allowed our customer to stop heat treating their product, decreasing manufacturing costs. We have also co-developed specialist and technologically advanced high tack adhesives for attachment to low surface energy films, increasing the reliability of the bag.
In the not so distant past, achievements such as Glen Neilsen, a man fitted with an ostomy bag successfully climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for charity were considered near impossible due to the design limitations of a stoma.