Medline Silver Touch 2-way Foley Catheters is a patented process permanently binds silver ions to the catheter’s inner and outer surfaces. The catheter is completely inert and made of 100% silicone, so it poses no risk of allergic reaction to latex.
Features
- Sterile.
- Color: Green.
- Not made with natural rubber latex.
- 100% Silicone, Latex-free, Lubricious.
- Bonded lubricious hydrophilic coating hydrates rapidly and improves patient comfort over time.
- Pure ionic silver provides powerful antimicrobial protection against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, as well as fungi.
Silver Ions Provide Antimicrobial Action
Silver ions have long been recognized for their broad-spectrum antimicrobial action. Ionic silver is effective against grampositive and gram-negative bacteria, as well as fungi. Ionic silver hydrophilic catheter coatings can be very effective against the most common and serious UTI pathogens, including MRSA, VRE, E. coli, Candida albicans, Staph aureus, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, and others (see chart below). Silvertouch catheters incorporate the power of silver through a patented UV bonding process that binds silver ions to the catheter’s lubricious coating.