Bard Bardex I.C. Infection Control 350ml Urine Meter Foley Tray

Bard Bardex I.C. Infection Control 350ml Urine Meter Foley Tray features latex foley catheter with Bacti-Guard silver alloy coating and hydrogel, pre-connected to an infection control urine meter. Urine Meter Foley Tray features a tamper-evident seal at the catheter which provides a clear indication of system opening, a key area of bacterial entrance to the urinary tract. The Ez-Lok sampling port eliminates the risk of needlestick injuries and allows for needle-free aspiration.

Bard Bardex Infection Control Urine Meter Foley Tray Contents:

• BARDEX I.C. anti-infective latex foley catheter with 5cc balloon 
• An infection control 350ml urine meter

Bardex Infection Control Urine Meter Foley Tray Features

• Uro-Prep tray which contains all materials necessary for aseptic catheter insertion:
- Drape
- Underpad
- Exam gloves
- Forceps
- Rayon balls
- Pre-filled inflation syringe
- 5gm lubricant packet
- Povidone-iodine solution
- Specimen container and label
• Microbicidal outlet tube protects the drain bag from contamination resulting from retrograde bacterial migration
• Complete Care system has bacteriostatic agents built into the drain tube and bag material
  
• Sterile

More On Bard Infection Control Urine Meter Foley Tray

• Occlude drainage tubing a minimum of 3" below the sampling port by kinking the tubing until urine is visible under the access site 
• Swab surface of Bard EZ-Lok Sampling Port with antiseptic wipe 
• Using aseptic technique, position the syringe in the center of the sampling port. The syringe should be held perpendicular to the surface of the sampling port (at approximately 80^o-100^o angle), press the syringe firmly and twist gently to access the sampling port
• Slowly aspirate urine sample into syringe and remove from sample port
• Unkink tubing and transfer urine specimen into specimen cup, discard syringe according to hospital protocol
• Follow established hospital protocol for specimen labeling and transport to lab

• Proper Catheter Inflation:
  - Ensure that the Bard Foley catheter balloon is positioned well within the patients bladder.
  - Slowly, with a gentle, constant force, inflate the Bard Foley catheter balloon with the volume prescribed on the package. Note that a 5cc balloon must be inflated with between 9cc and 10cc of sterile water.
  - Improperly inflated Bard Foley catheter balloons may cause drainage and deflation difficulties.


• Catheter Deflation:
  - Select a luer slip syringe
  - Slide the plunger of the syringe up and down the barrel of the syringe several times to "loosen it up"
  - Compress the plunger all the way and then pull back the plunger slightly so that it does not adhere to the front of the syringe barrel
  - Gently insert syringe in the catheter valve
  - Do not use more force than is required to make the syringe "stick" in the valve
  - Allow the pressure within the balloon to force the plunger back and fill the syringe with water
  - If the user notice slow or no deflation, re-seat the syringe gently, once again, allow the balloon to deflate slowly on its own
  - If the balloon does not deflate, reposition the patient
  - Ensure that the catheter is not in traction - the proximal end of the catheter is not compressed within the bladder neck
  - Ensure that urine flows freely
  - Attempt to deflate the balloon by using the pressure in the balloon to force water into the syringe
  - If the balloon still fails to deflate, apply very gentle, slow aspiration, aspiration that is too rapid or too forceful, may cause the inflation lumen within the Foley catheter to collapse
  - If permitted by hospital protocol, the valve arm may be severed
  - If this fails, contact an adequately trained professional for assistance, as directed by hospital protocol