Silastic Intravenous Catheter

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Abstract
A NEED exists for an intravenous catheter that possesses better properties than the currently available polyethylene catheter. Ideally, a catheter for intravenous infusion should have the following properties: tissue inertness, so as not to evoke a foreign-body response or promote blood coagulation; the softness and flexibility of a vein, so as not to produce mechanical trauma with limb motion while residing within the vein; strength and durability; ease of insertion and maintenance; long storage life; and low cost. Because silastic tubing potentially possessed the properties listed above,1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 silastic intravenous catheters were obtained through the Dow Corning . . .

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