Guyon Catheter Guide

Description

Guyon Catheter Guide

A long fine stylet that stiffens a soft catheter and steers it. The catheter is loaded onto the guide, the two are passed together, and the guide is withdrawn once the tip is where it needs to be, leaving the catheter in place.

Curved or straight

The curved guide imposes its own bend on the catheter and is the choice where the prostatic urethra needs to be negotiated. The straight guide simply stiffens, and suits a catheter that only needs support rather than direction. Both are offered in 35 cm and 39 cm.

Handle

The guide finishes in a flattened loop rather than a ring. The loop gives a grip that cannot rotate in the fingers, which is what you want when the plane of the curve has to be maintained through the pass.

Care

A guide is a thin rod and will take a set if it is stored under anything. Check it against a straight edge before use and retire anything bent; a guide that has been straightened by hand no longer has a predictable curve. Clean along its length, dry, and store hanging or flat in its own channel.

Specification

• Lengths: 35 cm and 39 cm
• Curved or straight
• Flattened loop handle
• Material: surgical stainless steel
• Reusable, autoclavable, supplied non sterile

Warranty and supply

Three years of warranty against manufacturing defects, from the invoice date. Stock is inspected in Atlanta before it ships. Longer catheter guides at 46 cm and 49 cm can be ordered. See our FAQs for care guidance, or browse the rest of our urology surgical instruments.

Related guidance is published by the American Urological Association.

Disclaimer

Catalog photographs are reference images and may show more than one size or variation, so check the option you have selected before ordering. This is a professional use product. Surgical stainless steel contains nickel, and Intrace USA cannot accept liability for allergic or material sensitivity reactions. See the FDA guidance on materials used in medical devices.