For all people with reduced mobility, there is no need to describe the benefits and limitations of existing systems.

I know the best is to lead as healthy a life as possible, to live into old age with as little loss of mobility as possible and to regain fast mobility after an accident, stroke or surgery. For those not involved in the care of people with disabilities, the experience of being transferred from a bed to an wheelchair , and then remaining seated and protected by an adult diaper, is a familiar one. For all users of non-invasive stools and urine collection systems (bedpans, toilet commode chair, patient lifts, adult diaper, urinals, peni flow), I will highlight the advantages of ICK medical device, hoping it could bring you recognized benefits on a daily basis.

Skin and mucous membranes that are not soiled by faeces and urine indirectly contribute to less skin damage and genital infections.

The DM ICK provides a hygienic treatment by channelling and trapping stools in a removable flexible collector. When inflated, it takes up more space than a adult diaper, but prevents prolonged contact of faeces with the skin and genitals, which is frowned upon by adult diaper users.

No more stress waiting for a carer to arrive when you need to eliminate (clinic and home)

In institutions for people with reduced mobility, patients are fed at the same time (meal trays delivery). As a result, toileting needs arrive at almost the same time, depending on the speed of transit. If carers are busy when patient rings for call with the stress of not being able to hold back, knowing that carergiver arriving too late will result a unpleased moment with macerated stools and a long intimate wash. With ICK medical device, the person who feels the need to eliminate, can anticipate by inflating the elevation buoy (10/12 cm uplift) to create a collection space under the anus and meatus), with a flexible collector positioned for collection. It's a safety feature that offers peace of mind. Patients suffering from neuropathy (multiple sclerosis, Charcot's disease) lose their motor skills, even their fingers, and this can affect their ability to speak. ICK medical device try to compensate for degenerative disease consequencies by controlling it either by voice command or by a smartphone that can be attached to the smartphone holders on wheelchairs.

Compared to using a bedpan, the device gives you more time to eliminate

Rigid bedpan is frequently used at home,with several lateral pivoting of the bedridden person. When a disabled person is seated in a wheelchair, it is necessary to use the lift to place the bedpan user on the bed and remove the underwear for elimination. In this context, with sometimes a lack of privacy and limited time due to the duration of the intervention, which we are trying to reduce, the bedpan user does not have the necessary time to be sure of complete elimination before cleaning and redressing for transfer to the wheelchair. If there is a transit disorder that blocks transit (use of laxatives), and with the discomfort of a rigid bed, the impaired elimination may be prolonged. The ICK device replaces the rigidity of a bedpan by alternately inflating and deflating the elevation buoy, with or without pulsed air, to provide more comfortable support. The elimination time is not limited as the user alone decides when to end the elimination in the flexible reusable mobile collector and controls its movement from the collection position to a forward position away from the body support.

No longer having to choose between a dirty nappy, in bed and the risk of falling when going to the toilet at night.

For elderly or disabled people at home who meet difficulty getting around on their own, using a stick or walking frame to go to the toilet. If these people are bedridden, some may not be able to get out of bed. Faced with the dilemma of having to choose between being soiled by faeces and urine or the risk of falling when going to the toilet at night, the ICK medical device offers an innovative solution to this dilemma. Elimatch wants to help all those people who are struggling to stay in their own homes by providing multiple support systems to compensate for their loss of independence.

For women, urine collection through the device without skin-to-urine contact and without removing clothing (increased privacy)

Many people with disabilities find it difficult to cope with the large number of different carers who visit their homes every week and the fact that they are invading their private and intimate space to assist them with their toileting needs. Some people prefer to wait until they are in the presence of carers with whom they feel more comfortable or who are of the same sex. These understandable choices have two unfortunate consequences: - Withholding urine often also increases the risk of kidney stones (urinary lithiasis) in the kidneys, bladder or urethra. - Do not use other available and paid staff when you need to eliminate. With the ICK device it is possible to urinate without having to disrobe during and after urination. And women can do so without urine coming into contact with their skin, as the flexible, removable collector is placed under the meatus and anus. Urine is pumped into the collector and expelled into a collection bag with a non-return valve. With a heavy prescription, it is sometimes important to drink enough. With the DM ICK, you can drink without worrying that a adult diaper will not be able to hold the volume of one or more micturitions. For privacy reasons, but also for aesthetic reasons, Elimatch wants to integrate the production of adapted clothing to cover the device and the lower part of the body. Seamstresses will be called in to help.

Helping people stay at home longer, or reducing the number of home visits per week or the length of some visits (saving money)

Women with reduced mobility can use the ICK device at home in a seated position on an electric wheelchair for multiple micturitions from morning to evening. If the morning carer can anticipate and prepare for all the other midday needs of the person with reduced mobility in the wheelchair, the ICK device will enable them to be autonomous until the evening carer arrives. With this organisation, it is possible to cancel an intervention in the case of 3 interventions per day, to cancel certain weekly passages of the midday carer, which makes it possible, by comparing the total cost of assistance, to pay the disposable collector or even to reduce the cost of interventions. For people who do not wish to leave their home but encounter difficulties in managing their disposal and whose family circle pushes them to be placed in an establishment for dependent elderly people, the ICK medical device offers a complementary response to this problem. A response which notably makes it possible to avoid the cost of residential placement. The purchase of a daily disposable collector, per month, is very small (10%) compared to the cost of placement in residences for the elderly.