[RENOLIT] DISCREETFLEX – High-quality and sustainable nanolayer ostomy bag film

For colon cancer patient Abeni, the thought of undergoing a colostomy was daunting. As a human resources executive, hobby cook and mother of two, Abeni wanted nothing more than to return to her normal life after numerous surgeries to repair her digestive tract. Abeni knew that a colostomy would bring her one step closer to getting back to the office, into the kitchen and at home with her children, but the fears of having a stoma and questions about living with “a waste bag” constantly filled her mind.

 “Will I be able to return to work?  Will my stoma be noticeable? What if my bag leaks? Will this be a burden on my family?“

There are many ostomy patients, like Abeni, who experience these kinds of thoughts daily. Whether it‘s a colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy, it takes time for a patient to be comfortable with the procedure. For many people, ostomy surgery can be life-saving and often introduces a new way of living with the accompaniment of an ostomy bag. This presents an opportunity for ostomy bag manufacturers to develop products with quality materials that allow people, like Abeni, to return to their day-to-day activities with the utmost confidence and comfort, while also minimizing the environmental impact.

Sound too good to be true? We developed RENOLIT DISCREETFLEX, our newest halogen-free, polyolefin film to help make Abeni’s goals reality. Our film’s exceptional discreetness and eco-friendly design ensures patient ease and comfort, low manufacturing costs and recyclability.

Today, with the help of her medical staff and the ease of her new ostomy bag manufactured with our RENOLIT DISCREETFLEX film, Abeni shares her story with other ostomates about her journey getting back to the life she loves.

CHALLENGES WITH OSTOMY BAG FILMS TODAY

The global need for alternative, sustainable films – for the fabrication into ostomy bags with a reduced impact on the environment and human health – is at an all-time high. For more than 50+ years, ostomy bag manufacturers have been constrained to the use of films containing environmentally harmful PVDC in their development of patient-friendly bag solutions. This forced them to validate new, halogen-free products from a very limited market of film suppliers.

Consequently, the rising demand for high-performance and environmentally friendly ostomy care products has led to the development of RENOLIT DISCREETFLEX, a technologically advanced, halogen-free, recyclable (PE Code 4), polyolefin-based ostomy film.

[RENOLIT] DISCREETFLEX – DURABLE, DISCREET AND ECO-FRIENDLY

RENOLIT DISCREETFLEX film is designed for ostomy bags of any size, shape and color. It is engineered to be inconspicuous, discreet and non-invasive to the patient while simultaneously being less detrimental to the environment.

This high-performance ostomy bag film combines RENOLIT Healthcare’s proprietary Extrusion Modeling Technology (EMT) with specially formulated polyolefin resins. The result is a quiet and high odor barrier film without the use of PVDC or other harmful resins. The halogen-free film is recyclable under recycle Code 4 PE.

The exceptional mechanical strength of RENOLIT DISCREETFLEX provides ostomy bag manufacturers the option of downgauging. This potential source-reduction initiative further reduces the film’s environmental impact when compared to traditional products.

RENOLIT DISCREETFLEX is compatible with radio-frequency (RF) and heat sealing systems, and available globally from multiple dedicated production sites.

The conversion of RENOLIT DISCREETFLEX film into ostomy bags offers significant advantages over the traditional film solutions. Our state-of-the-art film, designed to be discreet, effective and environmentally friendly is sure to provide ostomates worldwide unparalleled confidence.

Additionally, RENOLIT DISCREETFLEX has been tested according to relevant ISO standards and various pharmacopoeia protocols, fulfilling the following conformance characteristics:

• BPA-free – does not contain Bisphonol A as a skin irritant
• Compliance with Toxics in Packing Act (CONEG) certified
• REACH compliant for Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC)
• FDA and GMP compliant
• Phthalate Regulation Compliance – does not contain phthalate plasticizers

LET’S COLLABORATE ON THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE

For more than 50 years, RENOLIT Healthcare has been cooperating in teams with customers – leading medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, end-customers, and NGOs – to make vital contributions to human health. We work together with you during all life-cycle phases of a solution and customize them to your exact requirements for today and tomorrow. By combining innovation and sustainability with partnership, we lay the foundation for our mutual goal – Together Towards Health.

Questions about how RENOLIT DISCREETFLEX can benefit your ostomy appliances?
Contact us today at healthcare@renolit.com

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