Description
This is a description of a Foley catheter, specifically a 2-way catheter coated with 100% silicone and designed for use in adults. It is available in sizes FG12 to FG24 and has a length of 42 cm with a 10 ml balloon. The catheter is made of silicone, making it gentle and hypoallergenic, and has a wider drainage channel compared to latex catheters. It is also latex-free and PVC-free. The catheter is indicated for various purposes, including acute and chronic urinary retention, monitoring urinary output in critically ill patients, and assisting in healing of wounds. It can also be used for patients undergoing surgery or those who require long-term immobilization. It can also be used for bladder irrigation and to improve comfort for end of life care.
Foley Catheter 2 Way 100% Silicone Standard Adult FG 12 - FG 24
Features
100 % silicone catheter: gentle and hypoallergenic causing less tissue irritation and potential damage
The inner lumen of silicone foley catheters ensures a wider drainage channel compared to latex catheters, so that the drainage especially with an inferior Charri*re size is more efficient and therefore less traumatic
Two-way catheter of 42 cm length with a 10 ml balloon
Latex free, PVC free
Radiopaque closed Nelaton tip with 2 drainage eyes
Easy-to-open double sterile packaging
Available from CH12 to CH24
Indication
Acute and chronic urinary retention
Maintain a continuous outflow of urine for patients with voiding difficulties as a result of neurological disorders that cause paralysis or loss of sensation affecting urination,
Need for accurate measurement of urinary output in critically ill patients
Perioperative for selected surgical procedures
Patients undergoing urological surgery or other surgery on contiguous structures of the genitourinary tract
Anticipated prolonged duration of surgery
Need for intra-operative monitoring of urinary output
To assist in healing of open sacral or perineal wounds in incontinent patients
Patient requires long-term immobilization (e.g. potentially unstable thoracic or lumbar spine, multiple traumatic injuries such as pelvic fractures
To allow bladder irrigation/lavage
To facilitate continence and maintain skin integrity (when conservative treatment methods have been unsuccessful
To improve comfort for end of life care if needed
Management of intractable incontinence.
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