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Nishith ChasmawalaMIT - EmTech Conference

March 8, 2010

A novel way to manage fecal incontinence that:- improves clinical outcomes-reduces operating cost of hospitals

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Fecal Incontinence

Fecal incontinence is a neuro-muscular disorder that causes the loss of anal sphincter control, leading to the unwanted or untimely release of feces or flatus.

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58% of ICUs 10% of Psychiatric Wards33% of General Wards

10% of LTCHs 46% of SNFs Home

16.5M patients or 140M bed days$2.8B US Market

Ref: Clinical Evaluation of a Flexible Fecal Incontinence Management System: Padmanabhan A, Stern M, Wishin J, Mangi M

Where are these patients?

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Who is the Technology Review Audience?Clinical Complications and Health Economics

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– Costs $ 10K /patient to manage FI in hospital

– Requires 25% of nursing time

– Length of stay increases by 4.8 days

– 22 times more likely to acquire bedsores

– Mortality rate increases by 7%

– Second leading cause of admission to nursing homesRefs: Incontinence in institutions: costs and contributing factors; Borrie M J, Davidson H A Commercial Bowel Catheter Systems Fecal Containment in Bedridden Patients: Economic Impact of 2 Commercial Bowel catheter systems: Kowal-Vern A, Poulaskidas S, et al

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Who is the Technology Review Audience?Product and Value Proposition

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– Developed for all stool types and sphincter tones

– Easy and hygienic to use: profile and placement

– Reduces nursing time (leakage and dislodgement)

– Minimal training required

– Eco-friendly design

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Successful ‘First-in-man’ safety and efficacy study completed at AIIMS.

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