Over one million Americans require an ostomy procedure, where a stoma is formed on the abdominal intestine. This population includes individuals with Colon or Rectal cancer, Crohn’s Disease, abdominal trauma, or urinary tract diseases and disorders. 

Stomas, which allow for bodily waste to exist into a waste bag, need to be maintained. To connect a waste bag to the stoma, an ostomy wafer is required to fit the stoma. Standard wafers are often incompatible with the patient’s stoma. The ostomate requires a nonstandard wafer to fit their stoma’s unique location, size, diameter, circumference, and shape. Ostomates supplied with standard wafers must use scissors to cut the wafer’s edges until an adequate fit is achieved. This can often cause the stoma to bleed from the wafer’s rigid edges, leading to pain and general discomfort for the patient. Many ostomates experience frequent complications and significant blood loss due to skin irritants and dermatitis. Because of these problems, expensive and time-consuming hospital visits become far too frequent.