Hollister VaPro Plus Pocket Hydrophilic Intermittent Catheter

VaPro Plus Pocket Intermittent Catheter Benefits

• Large finger hole with tear strip helps facilitate easy opening
• Flexible tubular device that is inserted through the urethra by male, female, and pediatric patients who need to drain urine from the bladder
• Easy-to-carry package fits easily into a pocket or backpack
• Protective tip helps shield the sterile catheter from bacteria located within the initial 15mm of the distal urethra
• Ready-to-use hydrophilic catheter with pure catheter hydration technology
• Designed to be evenly lubricated for easy insertion
• Two smooth eyelets help ease of insertion and withdrawal
• Ring cap helps keep protective tip clean and protected until use

Hollister VaPro Plus Pocket Hydrophilic Catheter Instruction Manual

Hollister VaPro Plus Pocket Hydrophilic Catheter User Manual

What to buy with VaPro Plus Hydrophilic Intermittent Catheter?

• McKesson Sterile Lubricating Jelly
• ConvaTec Aloe Vesta Perineal Or Skin Cleanser
• Cardinal Health Personal Cleansing Cloth

How to use VaPro Plus Pocket Intermittent Catheter?

Self-Intermittent Catheterization (SIC):

When the bladder does not empty on its own, SIC may be recommended. It involves using a catheter to drain urine from your bladder via the urethra. Urine should be expelled on a regular basis throughout the day to keep the body healthy.

Application Instructions For Female:

• Wash hands with mild soap and water
• To open the catheter package, pull top finger hole toward you at least halfway down the package
• Remove the catheter from the package.
• Release collection bag by slipping paper band toward the catheter and off the bag, or place the catheter on a flat surface, and with the bottom of the fist, lift the bag away from the catheter to release the paper band
• Spread the labia and cleanse around the opening of the urethra with mild, unscented soap or a non-alcoholic wet wipe
• Remove the red ring cap from the protective tip of the catheter
• Hold the catheter in one hand, and with the other hand advance the catheter forward until the tip of the catheter fills the protective tip, taking care that the catheter does not protrude from the tip
• Part the labia with two fingers. Grasp the catheter below the protective tip plate, and insert the protective tip until the base comes in contact with the urethral opening. Release the labia. Keep the protective tip in place. Insert the catheter forward until urine starts to flow. Once the urine flow has stopped, slowly withdraw the catheter to ensure the bladder is completely empty. Then gently remove catheter completely
• To empty the collection bag before disposing, tear at the arrow (Tear here to empty) to drain urine
• The catheter may be disposed of in a waste bin. Do not flush it down the toilet.
• Wash hands with mild soap and water

Application Instructions For Male:

• Wash hands with mild soap and water
• To open the catheter package, pull top finger hole toward you at least halfway down the package
• Remove the catheter from the package.
• Release collection bag by slipping paper band toward the catheter and off the bag, or place the catheter on a flat surface, and with the bottom of the fist, lift the bag away from the catheter to release the paper band
• Hold the penis. Pull back the foreskin (if present) and cleanse the glans and the opening of the urethra with mild, unscented soap or a non-alcoholic wet wipe
• Remove the red ring cap from the protective tip of the catheter
• Hold the catheter in one hand, and with the other hand advance the catheter forward until the tip of the catheter fills the protective tip, taking care that the catheter does not protrude from the tip
• Grasp the catheter below the protective tip plate, and insert the protective tip until the base comes in contact with the urethral opening. Relax the foreskin.
  Keep the protective tip in place. Insert the catheter forward until urine starts to flow. Once the urine flow has stopped, slowly withdraw the catheter to ensure the bladder is completely empty. Then gently remove catheter completely
• To empty the collection bag before disposing, tear at the arrow (Tear here to empty) to drain urine
• The catheter may be disposed of in a waste bin. Do not flush it down the toilet.
• Wash hands with mild soap and water

Precautions to take while using VaPro Pocket Catheter

• Please consult your healthcare practitioner before using this product if any of the following conditions are present:
  
  • Severed urethra
  • Unexplained urethral bleeding
  • Pronounced stricture
  • False passage
  • Urethritis
  • inflammation of the urethra
  • Prostatitis – inflammation of the prostate gland
  • Epididymitis – inflammation of the epididymis (testicle tube) 
• Self-catheterization should follow the plan of care and advice given by your healthcare practitioner and be carried out only in accordance with the instructions for use provided.
• Because catheterization frequency varies by person, the recommended frequency of your catheterization should be provided by your healthcare practitioner.

Warnings:

• To help reduce the potential for infection and/or other complications, do not reuse.
• If discomfort or any sign of trauma occurs, discontinue use immediately and consult your healthcare practitioner.