The medical technologies advisory committee considered evidence on additional features of intermittent urethral catheters for chronic incomplete bladder emptying in adults from several sources. The ...

Hollister's sustained advocacy challenged these barriers head-on. For over fifty years, restrictive policy forced people with SCI covered by Medicare to suffer multiple UTIs before qualifying for ...

CompactCath launched its intermittent urinary catheter on Monday that addresses some problems patients have while self-catheterizing during their daily routines. The catheter was FDA-cleared in 2014.

Intermittent catheterisation (IC) remains a pivotal intervention in managing neurogenic bladder dysfunction among spinal cord injury patients. By facilitating periodic bladder emptying, IC helps to ...

Hollister Incorporated has launched two new hydrophilic intermittent catheters, the VaPro Plus touch-free hydrophilic intermittent catheter, and the Apogee HC hydrophilic intermittent catheter. VaPro ...

Spinal cord injuries have a profound effect on bladder as well as bowel function. There are several patterns of bladder dysfunction that develop. The problems that occur are very dependent on how the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 85 and in good health despite having had open heart surgery 10 years ago. I have been using a catheter three times a day for two years to drain urine, because my enlarged prostate ...

ConvaTec has announced it has completed the acquisition of 180 Medical Holdings, according to a news release (pdf). ConvaTec reported in August that it would acquire all of the capital stock of 180 ...

The technology identified for this assessment is single-use and sterile intermittent urethral catheters for bladder drainage. Intermittent catheters are used for catheterisation for medical bladder ...