The Foley Balloon
Catheter is a flexible tube that is used by the medical practitioners to drain
the urine from the bladder. The Foley Balloon Catheter is an indwelling
Catheter, which is used to assist people who cannot urinate on their own due to
surgery/ old age etc.
The normal
Foley Balloon Catheter is used for short term urine drainage and faces a common
problem of blockage caused due to Salt Encrustation. Every time the Catheter
needs to be replaced due to blockage
and failure, it increases the cost of consumables and also the discomfort
caused to the patient is significant.
Sterimed Introduces High-Flow Foley Balloon Catheter to overcome the problems of a
normal Foley Balloon Catheter. High-Flow Foley Balloon Catheter has a coating
of silicon Elastomer which, when compared to uncoated catheters leads to a 54%
fall in the coefficient of friction.
Meaning, the possibility of tissue damage and trauma is reduced to half.
The Sterimed High-Flow Foley Balloon comes with a
Unique four layer system that overcomes the drawbacks of a normal Foley Balloon
Catheter.
The first and the inner most layer is made of the Non
Adherent Silicon Elastomer that deters salt crystals from attaching themselves
to the Catheter’s inner surface. This reduces the chance of blockage.
The second layer is made up of High Strength Polymer
in the middle of the catheter that provides strength to the Catheter wall and
ensures wider inner diameter allowing a larger Lumen Size. This larger lumen
size allows higher flow rate and thus the name given High-Flow Foley Balloon
Catheter.
The third layer is made from special Low Protein Latex
with suitable anti-oxidants, forming the main body of the Catheter providing it
softness and keeping it low in allergens.
The outermost layer or say the fourth layer that comes
in contact with the body is made of Silicon Elastomer that minimises the
occurrence of Allergy and irritation when the catheter comes in contact with
the patient. Also in case of Elastomer
coated Catheter, the coefficient of friction remains consistently low ensuring
a trauma free removal of the Catheter.
Hence the Sterimed High- Flow Foley Balloon Catheter
minimises blockages, increases flow rate, has longer in – dwell time and
provides patients comfort and cost savings.
High-Flow Foley Balloon Catheter comes in two variants
– High- Flow 2 Way and High– Flow 3 way. Two-Way High Flow Foley Balloon
Catheter comes in the sizes of 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 and 26 FRG.
The Three-Way High Flow Foley Balloon Catheter comes in 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 FRG sizes.