Application / Uses
Induction of Labour
Panicker's Foley Catheter Introducer
Overview
Facilitates comfortable and precise placement of Foley catheters without vulsellum grasping.
Surgical Utility & Indications
Inserted into the Foley catheter up to 3 cm below the tip to guide insertion smoothly into the cervical canal.
Technical Description & Specifications
This introducer fits inside a Foley catheter with its tip sitting 3 cm behind the catheter tip. It allows accurate, comfortable introduction into the cervical canal without needing volsella or Allis clamps. Once the catheter tip enters the cervix, the introducer is withdrawn 3 cm to let the catheter pass beyond the internal os, where the Foley bulb is inflated in the extra-amniotic space before full introducer removal.