Use of a catheter limiter during intermittent catheterization.
We report on the use of a new device, the catheter limiter, to facilitate clean intermittent catheterization. The device limits the length of catheter entering the urethra. This provides a means to reduce the risk of mechanical injury and perforation, minimizes incomplete emptying, and improves safety and patient acceptance of intermittent catheterization.
Poppas
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DP
Department of Urology, James Buchanan Brady Foundation, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA.
Uzzo
R G
RG
Retik
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D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D014521:Urethra; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods