MEDICAL SUPPLY DRAINABLE POUCH 

 

A medical supply drainable pouch is an ostomy supply being used for an ostomy, which is the surgical opening of the body to help remove waste. A medical supply drainable pouch as its name suggests, can be opened at the bottom to empty the contents, it has a clamp that keeps the pouch closed. People with a colostomy use this type of medical device or ileostomy and it is inappropriate for use by a person with urostomy. Medical supply drainable pouches are devices often needed by people who have ulcerative colitis, poor anal sphincter control or other conditions that need care. There are many different types of ostomy supplies and one of them is the medical supply drainable pouch.

Some medical supply drainable pouches have two-piece system, which provides versatility and can be removed or interchanged with other pouch types. In this way, you will be able to use different types of medical supply drainable pouch, and pick whichever you think is right for you. There are some medical supply drainable pouches that can be removed or interchanged without removing the skin barrier of the wafer. This makes it easier for ostomy supplies users and health care experts or helpers to change medical supply drainable pouches themselves without removing almost all the ostomy supplies in use.

Medical supply drainable pouches are composed of a lightweight plastic material that is odor-proof and quiet under clothing. This is to assure that no odor will be unleashed through the medical supply drainable pouch. There are medical supply drainable pouches that have a finger cut or a half moon shaped cut at the bottom of a medical supply drainable pouch that permits an easy way to separate the two films when draining or cleaning the pouch.