Stoma Wipe Adhesive Remover Formulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cleaning solutions for ostomy patients, such as towels and disposable towelettes, are either not portable, require machine washing, or contain chemicals that irritate the skin and disrupt the adhesion of ostomy pouches, necessitating additional cleaning steps.
Innovation Solution
A pre-moistened, disposable stoma wipe with an absorbent fibrous web material impregnated with a liquid solution containing a soap component, water, and an antifungal agent, specifically formulated to remove adhesive residue and clean the peristomal skin without irritation, maintaining the adhesion of ostomy pouches.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If disposable pre-moistened towelettes are used for cleaning peristomal skin, then convenience and portability are improved, but skin irritation and reduced adhesion characteristics occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameters of the cleaning solution by formulating it with specific ratios of water (80-99.5%), soap component (0.5-20%), and antifungal agent (<1.0%). This controlled parameter modification creates a cleaning solution that maintains effectiveness while minimizing skin irritation and preserving adhesion characteristics, directly resolving the contradiction between convenience and skin safety.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite cleaning system by combining multiple functional components in a single towelette: water-based solution, soap component for adhesive removal, and antifungal agent for skin protection. This composite formulation allows the single disposable towelette to perform multiple functions (cleaning, adhesive removal, and skin protection) simultaneously, eliminating the need for separate cleaning steps and reducing overall skin exposure to potential irritants.
2Reliability
If conventional towels soaked with soap and water are used for cleaning, then effective cleaning is achieved, but portability and convenience are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-moistening the disposable towelette with the formulated cleaning solution before use. This allows the cleaning agent to be ready for immediate application without requiring the user to prepare a separate soaking process, maintaining the reliability of effective cleaning while significantly improving portability and ease of operation during travel or daily use.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs disposable towelettes that are single-use and discarded after one cleaning cycle. This eliminates the need for machine washing and maintaining conventional towels, directly improving portability and convenience while the formulated cleaning solution ensures cleaning effectiveness is not compromised. The disposable nature also reduces the risk of bacterial growth and skin irritation from repeated use of the same towel.
3Reliability
If additional cleaning steps are performed after using disposable towelettes, then adhesion characteristics are maintained, but time and complexity of maintenance routine increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple cleaning functions into a single towelette: adhesive removal, general cleaning, and skin protection with antifungal agent are all combined in one disposable product. This eliminates the need for separate cleaning steps that would otherwise be required after using regular disposable towelettes, maintaining adhesion characteristics while significantly reducing maintenance time and routine complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal cleaning solution that performs multiple functions simultaneously: it removes adhesive residue, cleans peristomal skin, and provides antifungal protection. This multi-functionality is achieved through the carefully formulated combination of soap component and antifungal agent in the same towelette, allowing patients to maintain skin health and pouch adhesion in a single action, thereby reducing overall maintenance time.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The stoma wipe provides convenient, effective single-step cleaning and adhesive removal, reducing skin irritation and ensuring proper pouch adhesion, while being portable and disposable, thus improving the maintenance routine for ostomy patients.
Implementation Method 1
an absorbent, fibrous web material into which is absorbed a liquid solution
Implementation Method 2
a liquid solution including a soap component... effective adhesive removal
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AI summary
A stoma wipe and adhesive remover is for use by an ostomy patient in cleaning a stoma and the area of skin surrounding the stoma, also known as the peristomal skin. The stoma wipe includes a convenient, pre-moistened and disposable towelette. The towelette includes an absorbent fibrous web of material into which is absorbed a liquid cleaning solution having a soap component, an emulsifying component, a water component and an antifungal component. The wipes can be packaged in a convenient, portable, re-sealable package. The stoma wipe is suitable for cleaning a stoma and its surrounding skin area without causing irritation to the stoma and the surrounding skin area, while at the same time removing adhesive residue from an ostomy appliance. The cleaning of the skin and removing old adhesive residue improves adherence of the stoma pouch to the skin area surrounding the stoma.