A suprapubic bladder catheter with two silicone balloons and a drainage eye between them.
This page is intended for healthcare professionals.
Measurements
Sizes
Ch 14 (REF 2960-14)
Balloon volume
15 to 20 ml, both balloons blocked through one channel
Body
Tipless, centrally open, one eye, length 36 cm; pure silicone, semi-rigid, with an X-ray contrast line and soft balloons
A double balloon catheter for suprapubic bladder drainage; the wide contact surface of the distal balloon spreads the load on the bladder wall, and drainage is through the eye between the two balloons.
In which cases?
A patient whose bladder wall is irritated by a standard balloon.
A patient with tenesmus, the indication this catheter was shaped for.
What makes it different?
A wide contact surface on the distal balloon spreads the load on the bladder wall.
Both balloons fill through one channel, so there is a single filling step.
Pure silicone with an X-ray contrast line, so the tip is found on the image.
