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| The ActiFlo Indwelling Bowel Catheter System is intended for diversion of fecal matter to minimize contact with the patient's skin, to facilitate the collection of fecal matter for patients requiring bowel care, to provide access for colonic irrigation, and to administer enema/medications. |
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| PATIENT SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS: |
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- Bowel incontinence, 2-3 loose/diarrhea stools a day
- Bedridden patients unable to use a bedpan or commode
- Patients who require rectally administered medications
- Burns or donor sites likely to be contaminated
- Infectious diarrhea
- Prolonged sedation, mechanical ventilation, and/or paralysis
- Wounds in or near the sacral or perianal area
- Patients unable to tolerate frequent repositioning
- Patient with urinary catheter or other lines at risk from fecal contamination
- Not recommended for pediatric use
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| CONTRAINDICATIONS: |
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- Do not use in patients with known sensitivities or allergies to the materials used in this device.
- Do not use if the patient's distal rectum cannot accommodate the inflated volume of the retention cuff, or if the distal rectum/anal canal is severely strictured (e.g., secondary to tumor, inflammatory condition, radiation injury, scarring).
- Do not use on patients having impacted stool.
- Do not use on patients with a recent (less than 6 weeks old) rectal anastomosis or a recent (less than 6 weeks old) anal or sphincter reconstruction.
- Do not use on patients with compromised rectal wall integrity (e.g., ischemic proctitis).
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