Features of Rusch 100% Silicone 2-Way Foley Catheter
- Rusch 2 Way Silicone Foley Catheter are less difficult to implant than latex catheters
- This type of urine catheter causes less urethral irritation
- The indwelling catheter’s 2-way holes allow urine to flow out of the tube as well as a balloon to be inflated into the bladder
- Each of the foley catheter’s holes has its own lumen
- Because they’re made entirely of silicone, they’re less prone to encrustation and obstruction
When to use a Foley Catheter?
Your health care provider may recommend that you use a catheter if you have:
- Incontinence
- Skin impairment or breakdown
- Enlarged prostate thus stopping urine flow
- Fibromyalgia
- Acute urinary retention
- Genital injuries
- Paralysis or physical injuries
- Ureterectomy
- Hysterectomy
What to buy with Rusch Foley Catheter
- Personal Medical C3 Male Incontinence Device
- Cardinal Health ReliaMed Lubricating Jelly
- Dale Hold-n-Place Foley Catheter Holder
How to use Rusch 100% Silicone Pediatric 2-Way Foley Catheter?
How to insert a Rusch 100% Silicone Foley Catheter?
- Maintain sterility throughout the procedure of Foley catheterization.
- Put on the gloves and clean the perineal area.
- After cleaning the perineal area, dip a cotton in the povidone iodine solution and gently apply it to the urinary opening in a circular motion.
- Apply some lubricant to the catheter tip and then insert it.
- Insert the catheter until its near-end is reached to ensure that it has entered the urinary bladder.
- Once the urine starts flowing out, you can be sure that the catheter is inside the bladder. Now the balloon can be inflated to prevent the accidental removal of the Foley catheter.
- Do not insert the catheter into a spastic urinary opening or an erected penis. Doing so can cause trauma after insertion. Deep breathing can help in relaxing muscles.
- To inflate the balloon, inject sterile water to the injection port. It is usually recommended to fill the 5cc balloon with 7-10cc of sterile water and the 30cc balloon with 30-35cc of sterile water.
- Pull the catheter gently to check if the balloon is inflated.
- Attach the other end of the Foley catheter to the urine bag.
How to remove a Foley Catheter?
- Removing the Foley catheter is way easier than inserting it.
- You just need to aspirate the sterile water from the injection port.
- While putting negative pressure, make sure that the lumen of the catheter from where the port comes out gets thinner. This indicates that the balloon is really deflated. An improperly deflated balloon can cause trauma to the urethral passage.
- Make sure that the volume of sterile water injected is equal to the volume of sterile water you get after aspirating.
- Slowly pull the catheter away from the urinary opening.
- After removal, check for blood, urine crystals or pus in the tip of the catheter as this may be an indication of a problem like bleeding, stones or infection.
- Discard the catheter and the urinary drainage bag.
Note: The use of a small capacity syringe is recommended in order to avoid the risk of over inflation and destruction of the balloon
