Condom Catheters

Condom catheters are external urinary catheters that are worn like a condom. They collect urine as it drains out of your bladder and sends it to a collection bag strapped to your leg. They’re typically used by men who have urinary incontinence, that is, who cannot control their bladder.

Condom catheters are intended for male genitals but urinary problems are prone to female genitals, too. There are separate urinary catheters made for the comfort of the female genital.

Condom catheters are mostly made up of plastic, silicone, and PVC.

There are external urinary catheters and there are internal urinary catheters.

Condom catheters come under external urinary catheters.

The internal urinary catheters are used in hospitals where the patient is put on the bed and incapable of moving out. During certain internal surgeries at the spot of the genitals would lead to the use of internal urinary catheters. The internal urinary catheters involve tubes connected directly to the urethra.

On the other hand, external urinary catheters like condom catheters are simple and can be used anywhere like home or car traveling or personal flight traveling. External urinary catheters are noninvasive, unlike internal catheters that are treated and inserted into the body.

Why condom catheters are used?

There are people out there who suffer from urinary tract infections, urinary bladder disabilities, urinary bladder damages who need to specially take care of their urination for a few of them are disabled to control the urination process.

To not piss outright at any given place which would embarrass both the person and the people around, there needs to be some equipment used to control urination artificially.

Condom catheters are in no way a cure or condition to control urinary bladder but would help uncontrollable urination by collecting it in an added sac.

Why could not the urinary bladder be controlled?

Urinary bladder issues can emerge from various conditions. We will look into a few of the conditions that may result in urinary tract problems.

The urinary tract is a contradiction to the kidneys. The function of the kidneys should be proper to properly maintain the urinary tract. There could be chances of stones in the kidneys that would obstacle the proper passage of urine through the urinary tract or bladder.

Some people suffer from old-age or certain diseases that disable them from moving from one place to another. The so-called mobility issues can be solved in the case of urine excretion with the help of condom catheters.

Certain spinal cord injuries could impact most of the urinary tract bladder for the spinal cord is the thing that keeps humans as a human. The hurt in the pole is serious damage to the whole body.

There are urinary tract infections, bladder sperms, bladder stones that could block or belittle or make it out of control to urinate.

Penile fracture is a tear of the tunica albuginea, a protective membrane inside the penis that surrounds the erectile tissue. If the penile fracture is deep and reaches the urinary bladder, the urination could get out of control.

Penile Strangulation is a rare condition that occurs due to the constriction force of the object applied to the penis to improve sexual activity or by an accident. This could lead to damage to the urinary bladder, too.

Condom Catheter Kit

External male catheter.

Connector.

Drainage tube.

Collection bag.

Leg strap.

Flow valve.

How to put on a condom catheter to the penis?

Wash your hands and penis using soap and warm water before attempting to put on a Condom Catheter.

The rinsed penis then should be left to dry clean completely for wetness is the gateway to get in any infection.

Check the penis inside out if there is some irritation or itching that has been felt or observed. Check out for any other infections like open sores, too.

As the condom Catheter is intended to pass out leaking urine from the pubic area to the drained down package, there is an option to use sealant to seal the surface of the pubic area to prevent the passage of fluid.

Now place the condom over the tip of the penis and slowly unroll down to the penile base point, i.e, from penis open end to penis close end connecting to the body.

The condom is almost certain to contain an adhesive that needs to be given time without disturbance to get well attached to the penis skin surface.

Use a sheath holder which is known to be a tight-fitting object around the penis slightly loose.

Now connect the tubing on the collection bag to the condom.

Strap the collection bag below the knee for proper drainage to drain out urine.