The Urimed® Cath Foley Nelaton catheter is a two-way silicone Foley catheter for routine drainage of the bladder.
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
- 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.