Cleaning your Peristeen Plus system after each irrigation is important. The following cleaning tips will help make sure your system is ready for your next irrigation.
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Dispose of the catheter
Unlock the balloon catheter and dispose of it with normal household waste. Do not flush the catheter down the toilet. -
Empty and dry the system
a. Unlock the connector from the lid of the water bag.
b. Flip the lid to open the water bag and pour excess water out.
c. Keep the lid open and leave the water bag upside down to dry for at least 1 hour.
d. Drain the rest of the system by placing the control unit with connected tubes over the sink and turn the knob to the finish and storage symbol.
e. Hang the control unit, including tubes, upside down and leave to dry for at least 1 hour.
All components should be stored at room temperature and out of direct sunlight. Ensure the tubes are not kinked and the system and all its parts are kept away from sharp objects. -
Clean the system
Apart from the single-use balloon catheter, all components can be washed in mild soapy water when needed. The strap can be washed in warm water (140°F ) and hung to dry. The tube with the turquoise connector can be replaced if it becomes soiled.
It is not necessary to disassemble the system before cleaning the external surfaces
The internal surface of the components (including the tubes, control unit) can be cleaned by the following these steps:
a. Unlock the connector from the catheter.
b. Flip the lid to open the water bag and fill it to the top with mild soapy water.
c. Close the lid by clicking it into place.
d. Turn the knob on the control unit to the turquoise water symbol and pump the water through the tubing into a sink until the water bag is empty.
Repeat this procedure twice with clean tap water to remove all of the soap. Then, unlock the connector from the lid and follow the drying procedure (as described above).
Prior to use, refer to the product ‘Instructions for Use’ for intended use and relevant safety information.
Information from Coloplast® Care is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to substitute for professional medical advice and should not be interpreted to contain treatment recommendations. You should rely on the healthcare professional who knows your individual history for personal medical advice and diagnosis. Prior to use refer to product labeling for complete product instructions for use, contraindications, warnings and precautions.
Indication: The Peristeen® Plus Transanal Irrigation System is intended to instill water into the colon through a rectal catheter, which incorporates an inflatable balloon, inserted into the rectum to promote evacuation of the contents of the lower colon. The Peristeen Plus Transanal Irrigation System is indicated for use by children (2 years - <12 years old), adolescent (12 years - < 18 years old), transitional adolescent (18 - <21 years old) and adult patients with neurogenic bowel dysfunction who suffer from fecal incontinence, chronic constipation, and/or time-consuming bowel management procedures.
Contraindications: Peristeen Plus Transanal Irrigation must not be used in the following situations: known anal or colorectal stenosis, colorectal cancer (active/recurrent), radiotherapy to the pelvis, and recent abdomino-perineal surgery, active inflammatory bowel disease, acute diverticulitis, severe diverticulitis, previous diverticulitis and diverticular abscess, chronic symptomatic diverticular disease, within 3 months of abdominal, anal or colorectal surgery, within 4 weeks of endoscopic polypectomy, recent colonic biopsy, recent endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and recent endoscopic sub-mucosal dissection (ESD), severe autonomic dysreflexia, ischemic colitis, during Spinal Cord Shock Phase, complex diverticular disease, in patients who are pregnant and have not used the system before*. Since the list is not exhaustive, the healthcare professional should always consider individual patient factors as well. *If the patient is pregnant and has never used transanal irrigation before, they should not start the irrigation procedure during pregnancy.
Warnings: Peristeen Plus Transanal irrigation procedure should always be carried out with caution. Bowel perforation is an extremely rare, but serious and potentially lethal, complication to transanal irrigation and will require immediate admission to a hospital, often requiring surgery. See the device manual for complete user instructions, contraindications, warnings, precautions, and potential complications/adverse events. For further information, call Coloplast Corp at 1-855-605-7594 or consult the company website at www.coloplast.us. Caution: Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.
