Message: | Latex Foley Catheter is a flexible tube that a clinician passes the Foley Catheter through the urethra and into the bladder to drain urine. It is the most common type of indwelling urinary catheter.
The Silicone Coated Latex Foley Catheter has two or three separated channels, or lumens, running down its length. One lumen, open at both ends, drains urine into a collection bag. The second one has a valve on the outside end and connects to a balloon at the inside tip. The balloon is inflated with sterile water when it lies inside the bladder to stop it from slipping out. The third one is for irrigation.
Latex Foley Catheter should be used only when indicated, as use increases the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infection and other adverse effects. |