Catheter Exchange Kit

Making Foley catheter changes easier 
Mediplus has worked closely with UK clinicians to design, develop and manufacture a catheter exchange kit.

The Mediplus Catheter Exchange Kit is designed to aid catheter replacement in suprapubic and difficult urethral catheterizations.

Mediplus understands that there could be many reasons why changing a catheter might present complications, so we have designed our Catheter Exchange Kit to reduce these. 
Key Features and Benefits of the Mediplus Catheter Exchange Kit
  • Catheter has a soft and uniformly inflated balloon, this sits well against the bladder wall
  • Smooth round shaft can minimize trauma during insertion and removal
  • Use of guidewire keeps the tract open
  • Integrated balloon helps to minimise trauma during insertion and removal
  • Catheter has radiopaque stripe for visualisation under ultrasound - X-Ray confirmation of correct positioning
  • 100% silicone, Latex Free
  • Complete kit (everything you require to replace a catheter)
  • Designed for either suprapubic or difficult urethral
  • Colour coded catheter value
  • UK manufactured 
Step by Step
  1. Remove urine collection device from distal end of catheter
  2. Insert flexible end of two-stage guidewire into catheter drainage lumen
  3. Deflate balloon of in-situ catheter using empty 10ml syringe
  4. Remove catheter over guidewire making sure to leave the guidewire in position
  5. Insert the new catheter over the guidewire until the bladder is reached
  6. Once the catheter is within the bladder, inflate catheter balloon, via Luer valve to the volume indicated on the catheter and packaging using prefilled syringe of glycerine solution. NB. If there is any uncertainty regarding the position of the catheter do not inflate balloon as this may harm the patient.
  7. Remove the guidewire. 
  8. Attach suitable sterile urine drainage device to catheter.