Special Features:

Tapered end 12 to 18 f; length 4 cm; usable length 70 cm

Properties:

An item designed for insertion through the urinary tract into the section between the bladder and the kidney to allow drainage, irrigation, observation, and application of medication. For items designed to permit drainage of the bladder, or the tract leading up to the bladder, see catheter, urethral. For items designed to be inserted through an incision or wound, see drain, surgical and tube, (as modified).