Hollister VaPro Touch Free Male Hydrophilic Intermittent Catheter - Coude Tip

Hollister VaPro Touch Free Coude Tip Male Intermittent Catheter helps provide users with the right balance of ease of use and protection. The smooth eyelets help provide trouble-free insertion and removal. Vapro is ready to use with pure catheter hydration technology. Its protective tip and sleeve ensure touch-free catheterization.

Hollister VaPro Touch Free Intermittent Catheter Features:

• Latex-free
• Phthalates-free PVC material
• Length: 16"
• Sterile

VaPro Touch Free Hydrophilic Intermittent Catheter Benefits

• Protective tip helps shield the sterile catheter from bacteria located within the initial 15 mm of the distal urethra
• Protective sleeve allows the catheter to be gripped anywhere along the length of the catheter
• Ready-to-use hydrophilic catheter with pure catheter hydration technology
• Easy-to-open packaging. Large finger holes with tear strip help facilitate easy opening
• Ring cap helps keep protective tip clean and protected until use
• Hollister VaPro Latex-free Intermittent Catheter is designed to be evenly lubricated for easier insertion

What to buy with VaPro Touch Free Catheter?

• Catheter Inserter
• Sammons Preston Hands-Free Cathing Mirror

How to use Hollister VaPro Coude Tip Catheter?

• 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
• Direct the funnel end of the catheter into an appropriate receptacle or toilet
• 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 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

• When the bladder does not empty on its own, SIC may be recommended
• SIC should be carried out under medical advice and only in accordance with instructions provided
• 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

• 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.

• Please consult a medical professional before using this product if any of the following conditions are present
  - Severed urethra
  - Unexplained urethral bleeding
  - Pronounced stricture
  - Urethritis inflammation of the urethra