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Interesting external urinary catheter for women

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My friend told me about a product used with her mother in hospital. It’s called PureWick, a wicking suction device that functions as an external urinary catheter for women lying in bed. It

is expensive, but for those who are exhausted by nighttime trips to the toilet or pad changes, or who want to avoid UTIs from indwelling Foley catheters, it might be worth a try.

(How it works)

youtu.be/JKWwe3g4R_w

(More detailed)

youtu.be/xwr7f6DxKRo

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Wish we'd had that two years ago! Mum seems to be getting on all right with the catheter now but this looks ideal for that in between stage before fully progressing to a catheter.

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