A balloon filling solution (catheter balloon filling medium) is a sterile 10% water-based glycerin solution for filling silicone catheter balloons. It is latex free. It fills the balloon of a silicone nephrostomy or suprapubic catheter, and the filling volume holds. It comes in 5 ml and 10 ml Luer syringes.
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UROMED filling medium for inflating the balloons of urological silicone balloon catheters: a 10% water-based glycerin solution, latex-free, in which the filling volume holds.
This solution is made for filling silicone catheter balloons: it holds 10 per cent glycerin in aqua dest. The instructions for use of the catheter also name the filling medium.
According to the manufacturer, silicone lets water diffuse out of the balloon, and the glycerin reduces that diffusion, so the filling volume holds. This matters for small filling volumes, where a slowly deflating balloon would move the catheter. The instructions for use of the catheter name the filling medium to use.
The filling volume is set by the instructions for use and the label of the catheter. Examples from the range: 2 ml in the NEPHROquick sets, 5 ml in the NEPHRO-KATH sets, 5 ml in the Seldinger suprapubic set and 15 to 20 ml in the double balloon suprapubic catheter.
It comes in a Luer syringe of 5 ml (REF 1550.05) or 10 ml (REF 1550.10). The solution is sterile and latex free.
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Updated: 09.11.2026
