Special Features:

12 in. Lg; metal tip with 1/56 in. Thread on distal end; flared proximal end to fit connection or tapered tip of irrigating syringe; sterilizable by steam, gas, or lg term soaking in disinfectant solution

Properties:

An item designed for insertion through the urinary tract as far as the bladder to allow drainage, irrigation, observation, and application of medication. For items designed to drain the ureter, see catheter, ureteral. For items designed to be inserted through an incision or wound, see drain, surgical; and tube, (as modified).