Hi Howard, if you had to add Surgilube to your Coloplast Speedicath catheters, it means that you found them not lubricated well enough. I experienced the same.
Hank
Hello Alan - I contacted Coloplast 2 years ago when I was first considering mixing the two. Their engineer said it was ok and their marketing person said not to do it. Since both the gel and the saline solution are 99% water I figured there was not a risk of a fire! I took a photo under my microscope of the water layer adhering to the hydrophilic surface of the plastic catheter and then I added the gel and let it settle for a minute vertically and then took another photo. The thickness of the lubricating water layer adhering to the catheter actually went up by 400%! And what was even more amazing is that after I used the catheter to drain my bladder, that thickness of the water layer was the same - that is, it did not rub off as long as I went slowly!!
So 2 years later and 2600+ catheters I have never had a burning problem or other issues getting the catheter past my 240gm prostate. It is a great system. Good luck. Howard
Hi Pepasan, I have been using your method with dry catheters and it is working OK. However, rereading your instructions " .. dip the tip of the recently unwrapped dry catheter an inch (2cm) or so into the fluid in the bottle. I turn the tip upwards to allow the lube to run away from the holes in the tip and insert. ..", I couldn’t imagine the turning the tip upward. Can you please explain further. Do you mean you point the tip toward the ceiling so the liquid can move to the dry part of the catheter ? Thanks.