A urological catheter that features a camera and a light to guide implantation is planning the second-generation version of its medical device. “What we’re trying to do is to really simplify the ...

Hamid et al 1 present a very interesting article on misplaced suprapubic catheter in a spinal cord injury patient. These authors state that the insertion of a suprapubic catheter can be challenge even ...

A new "smart catheter" that senses the start of an infection, and automatically releases an anti-bacterial substance, is being developed to combat the problem of catheter-related blood and urinary ...

A urinary catheter is a flexible tube for draining urine from the bladder. It may be necessary for a person to use a urinary catheter if they have difficulty passing urine naturally. Share on ...

When you enter a hospital, the last thing you want is to end up sicker than you started. But that happens all too frequently in U.S. hospitals, often because of preventable problems. A leading cause: ...

CompactCath launched its intermittent urinary catheter on Monday that addresses some problems patients have while self-catheterizing during their daily routines. The catheter was FDA-cleared in 2014.

This article is the fourth in a six-part series on urinary catheters. It gives a step-by-step guide to the procedure for teaching intermittent self-catheterisation. Citation:Â Yates A (2017) Urinary ...