Bard Bardia Add-A-Foley Tray comes complete with 2000ml center-entry drainage bag, waterproof underpad, fenestrated draps, three povidone iodine swabsticks, five-gram lubricating jelly, two latex-free exam gloves, specimen container with label and pre-filled inflation syringe for catheters. This CSR wrap covered Add-A-Foley Tray is for single-use and sterile.
Inflation/Deflation Guidelines
Proper Catheter Inflation:
- Ensure that the Bard Foley catheter balloon is positioned well within the patients bladder. Slowly, with a gentle, constant force, inflate the Bard Foley catheter balloon with the volume prescribed on the package
- Note that a 5cc balloon must be inflated with between 9cc and 10cc of sterile water
- Improperly inflated Bard Foley catheter balloons may cause drainage and deflation difficulties
Catheter Deflation:
- Select a luer slip syringe
- Slide the plunger of the syringe up and down the barrel of the syringe several times to loosen it up
- Compress the plunger all the way and then pull back the plunger slightly so that it does not adhere to the front of the syringe barrel
- Gently insert syringe in the catheter valve
- Do not use more force than is required to make the syringe stick in the valve
- Allow the pressure within the balloon to force the plunger back and fill the syringe with water
- If you notice slow or no deflation, re-seat the syringe gently, once again, allow the balloon to deflate slowly on its own
- If the balloon does not deflate, reposition the patient
- Ensure that the catheter is not in traction
- the proximal end of the catheter is not compressed within the bladder neck - Ensure that urine flows freely
- Attempt to deflate the balloon by using the pressure in the balloon to force water into the syringe
- If the balloon still fails to deflate, apply very gentle, slow aspiration, aspiration that is too rapid or too forceful, may cause the inflation lumen within the Foley catheter to collapse
- If permitted by hospital protocol, the valve arm may be severed
- If this fails, contact an adequately trained professional for assistance, as directed by hospital protocol
