ConvaTec ESTEEM +Soft Convex User manual

Getting the right fit
The hole in the adhesive wafer should t
the stoma as close as possible. Cut the
stoma hole to t the size of your stoma.
Be careful not to make the opening bigger
than the outer ring marked on the wafer,
or to expose the inner plastic disc.
Cut-to-fit skin barriers:
1
With Cut-To-Fit Skin Barriers
Closed Drainable
x5
Closing the drainable pouch
2
If desired, tuck the tail
under the fabric cover.
Fold the end up towards you until the
interlocking closures line up. Press and
pinch around the closure to secure.
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Removing the pouch
5
To remove an old pouch
for disposal, gently
peel downwards while
holding the skin above
the wafer with your
free hand.
Open the tail by pushing
in both ends of the outlet
end-strips with ngers.
Then drain pouch.
Tip: You can pull up on
tab to help open tail.
Emptying and cleaning the drainable pouch
4
Clean the inside
surface of tail with
toilet tissue or
baby wipe.
To empty pouch, tilt
the tail up towards your
body. Peel open the
closure and unfold tail.
Tips for cleaning
the pouch:
Support the pouch with
one hand and wipe tail
of pouch in downward
motion with toilet tissue
in other hand.
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Applying the pouch
Remove the clear
release liner from the
skin barrier by pulling
up on the tab.
Hold the skin barrier
below your stoma.
Starting from the
bottom, carefully
apply the barrier to
the skin around your
stoma.
Warm the skin barrier
with the palm of your
hand for a few seconds
to help it adhere.
Smooth over the back
of the adhesive area
with your ngers and
press carefully but rmly
around your stoma.
3
Slightly inate the
pouch by blowing to
separate the inner
layers of the pouch.