The Ostom-i Alert sensor by 11 Health is a discrete innovative device that alerts patients as to how full their ostomy pouches are so that they can decide if and when to empty them. The device clips on to any ostomy pouch sending Bluetooth® alerts to a mobile phone or tablet app telling the user their pouch is filling up.

The Ostom-i primarily does two things centered on improving the quality of life for ostomy patients. It is a device that, in very simple terms, clips to the outside of a patient’s ostomy pouch…

Michael Seres, the founder of 11 Health was diagnosed with the incurable bowel condition Crohn’s Disease aged 12. After over 20 operations and intestinal failure he became the 11th person to undergo a small bowel transplant in the UK.

Becoming an ostomy (stoma) patient is an incredibly tough thing to adjust to. The number of patients having either permanent or temporary stomas is rising at 10% per annum.

Following ostomy surgery it can take a period of time for a patient to adjust to a new lifestyle. Recent data has shown that on average 30% of patients are readmitted in the first three months post op with the most common reason being dehydration.

Everyone knows the increased pressure that is put on nurses and nursing time. Within ostomy care the nurse is the most vital part of the care team…