title: Use of a catheter limiter during intermittent catheterization.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, James Buchanan Brady Foundation, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Poppas
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Uzzo
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Retik
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D014521:Urethra; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods