Medical device innovation: PureWick female external catheter / PureWick urine collection system

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BD Purewick Female Catheter and Urinary Collection System

Medical device innovation nominee: PureWick female external catheter and PureWick urine collection system [Image courtesy of BD]

BD’s PureWick female external catheter is a noninvasive urine output management system for female patients.

Franklin Lakes, New Jersey–based BD designed the catheter to “wick” urine away from the patient and into a designated collection canister  — the PureWick urine collection system — to manage female urinary incontinence.

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