What is a Conveen catheter?
Conveen Optima is Coloplast’s award-winning male external catheter for men with urinary incontinence. Discreet, reliable and very easy to use, Conveen is the preferred incontinence solution by a majority of patients.
How long can you wear a male external catheter?
Most external catheters are designed to stay on for 24 hours, but only if the skin is well cared for. Do not apply a male external catheter to skin that is inflamed, macerated, or has sores. The skin on the penis must be healthy to use external catheters.
What is a Conveen Optima Urisheath?
The Conveen® Optima Urisheath, used with a urine bag, provides a discreet, secure and reliable solution to male urinary incontinence. Continence, Leg bags, Male urinary incontinence, Night bags. Aprprox 30 minutes.
What is Conveen incontinence?
Conveen® is a discreet, reliable alternative to absorbent solutions[JL1] . Instead of merely being absorbed, urine gets funnelled away from your body and stored in a discreet bag secured comfortably to your leg. This keeps you dry and comfortable. So you can maintain focus on more interesting things.
How often should a Conveen bag be changed?
You should replace used bags with new ones every 2 to 4 weeks to prevent infection.
Is there an alternative to a catheter?
Evidence-based alternatives to indwelling catheterization include intermittent catheterization, bedside bladder ultrasound, external condom catheters, and suprapubic catheters. 3. Computer or nursing reminders to remove catheters increase physician awareness and improve catheter removal rate.
How often do you change a Conveen?
I sometimes get gurgling noises too but they tend to die away with use. Something else I’ve found is that I can’t really use the same bag for more than 2 days before it starts to smell, and of course the sheaths should be changed as a minimum every 24 hours.
Why does my Conveen keep coming off?
Patients who move a lot in their sleep – patients who move a lot at night may find their sheath slips off or comes loose while they are sleeping. This can cause wet patches on the bed or skin irritation as a result of urine leakage.
How often should a Conveen be changed?
What is conveen Optima?
Conveen Optima is Coloplast’s award-winning male external catheter for men with urinary incontinence. Discreet, reliable and very easy to use, Conveen is the preferred incontinence solution by a majority of patients.
How does the conveen Optima male external catheter work?
The male external catheter is made of PSX silicone material, which is stretchy and breathable allowing for a perfect fit. The Conveen Optima has built-in balanced adhesive, which means it is reliable and skin-friendly. It makes the catheter fits securely to the penis and causes no skin irritations.
How do I dispose of conveen Optima?
Conveen Optima comes in a compact lightweight plastic shell, which can be disposed of in the normal household waste. Coloplast’s award-winning male external catheter for men with urinary incontinence. Discreet, reliable and very easy to use, Conveen Optima is a reliable continence solution all day.
Why choose conveen incontinence strips?
Discreet, reliable and very easy to use, Conveen is the preferred incontinence solution by a majority of patients. The double-grip strip ensures easy and smooth roll-out for a secure fit even for nurses wearing gloves.