RIC-WU CATHETER KIT - NEW DEVICE FOR AN OLD PROBLEM

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 61  (10) , 455-459
Abstract
A new catheter kit was developed for sterile urethral catheterization. It is useful for any patient requiring catheterization but has special advantages for the spinal cord injured person with a neurogenic bladder. The RIC-Wu Catheter Kit is simply a straight rubber catheter contained in a sterile clear plastic bag with one end formed into a restricted sterile field and the other into a tear-off chamber for urine laboratory testing. In clinical trials the RIC-Wu Catheter Kit had several advantages over the conventional sterile catheter tray. The staff or self-catheterization with the RIC-Wu Catheter Kit is usually easier, faster and can be carried out with the patient sitting in a wheelchair in any private place; it is pocket sized and can be less expensive; less professional staff time is expected for a catheterization program; catheterization-induced infection rates are expected to be the same or less.

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