Bard Bardex Two-Way I.C. Infection Control Foley Catheter With 5cc Balloon Capacity

Bardex Infection Control Foley Catheter Features

• Preserves the integrity of the urethral mucosa.
• Allows atraumatic insertion for enhanced patient comfort.
• Urinary tract infection is 3.7 times greater in patients catheterized with a standard catheter than in patients with the BARDEX I.C. 
• Foley catheter with BACTI-GUARD silver alloy coating and Bard hydrogel coating maintains its integrity throughout use, resulting in less trauma upon removal.

What to buy with Bardex Two-Way Foley Catheter

• Dale Hold-n-Place Foley Catheter Holder 
• Personal Medical C3 Male Incontinence Device 
• Cardinal Health ReliaMed Lubricating Jelly

How Inflation Deflation Takes Place in Foley Catheter?

• Catheter Inflation:
  • Ensure that the Bard Foley catheter balloon is positioned well within the patient's bladder. Slowly, with a gentle, constant force, inflate the Bard Foley catheter balloon with the volume prescribed on the package
  • Note that the 5cc balloon must be inflated with between 9cc to 10cc of sterile water
  • Improperly inflated Bard Foley catheter balloons may cause drainage and deflation difficulties
  • Using fluid other than sterile water may cause the balloon not to empty properly, especially after long dwell times


• 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 the syringe into 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 as described above
  • 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.