Industrial Design Corsinel, 2004 Support garment /////////////////////////////////////////////// The Corsinel support garment is the first standardised medical device of its kind offering people with hernia problems a customised solution.

Press release Design with user involvement 27 – 01 – 2005 Coloplast has developed a support garment for people with hernia problems in an untraditional cooperation with two fashion and textile designers and a handful of users who have experienced bodily what hernia problems are like The Corsinel support garment is the first standardised medical device of its kind offering people with hernia problems a customised solution. A hernia is a bulge on the abdomen – and user problems vary from a feeling of a gravitational pull to deformity and pain. Design and user involvement John Thesmer, R&D director in Coloplast’s Ostomy Products Division, says, ”Our cooperation with fashion and textile designers Annette Meyer and Astrid Krogh ensures that the design and functionality makes Corsinel look like ordinary underwear of good, durable quality. We know from our dialogue with users that they do not like being reminded of their medical condition. The functionality and appearance of Corsinel meet their needs in this respect.” ”Good design in most cases improves the quality of life of the users. Our cooperation with the users provided valuable information about the needs of people with hernia problems. Without this cooperation we would never have developed as innovative a garment as Corsinel.” The Corsinel support garment is an alternative to existing products like hernia bandages and belts. It provides support, being made from an elastic, round-knitted textile, which is strong enough to keep the hernia in place and so flexible that the user’s free movement is unimpeded,” says R&D director John Thesmer. Original and colourful clothes made by fashion designer Annette Meyer from disposable packaging have been on show in Tokyo, New York and Paris. One of the works of textile designer Astrid Krogh is a neon light wall called ”Polytics” in the Danish Parliament. Functionality and quality of life Group director Lars Rasmussen, Coloplast, says, ”It is quite common for design to be synonymous with functionality and quality of life. Design plays a vital role for Coloplast in the innovative process. Our business is driven by innovation. Nearly DKK 2bn of Coloplast’s DKK 6bn revenue is generated by products we did not know four years ago. And every new product is based on thorough insight into user needs. The development of the Corsinel support garment, for one, is the result of an Innovative dialogue with users The Corsinel support garment will be exhibited at the Danish Design Centre’s booth at the World Exposition 2005 to be held in Japan this spring. For further information: The media are welcome to contact: John Thesmer, tel. (direct) +45 4911 1331 or mobile +45 3085 1331 Lars Rasmussen, tel. (direct) +45 4911 1149 or mobile +45 3085 1149 Caroline Broge, tel. (direct) +45 4911 1922 or mobile +45 3085 1922 Investors are welcome to contact: Jørgen Fischer Ravn, tel. (direct) +45 4911 1308 or mobile +45 4911 1308 About Coloplast: Coloplast is a growth business. We develop, manufacture and market medical devices and services to an increasing number of users around the world. Our business areas include ostomy products, continence care products and products for wound care, skin care and breast care. We work closely with nurses and product users in creating new and improved products. Each year at least 20% of our revenue is generated by new products, with 97% of sales being generated outside Denmark. Our headquarters are located in Humlebæk, Denmark. We manufacture in the USA, Germany, Hungary, China, Costa Rica and Denmark and we employ more than 6,000 people.