Embryo Transfer Catheter (20cm Twin Lumen Catheter with Stylet)

Proposed Directions
This totally novel design ensures an easy access through the cervical canal yet, with an extremely soft smooth-ended catheter, minimises the risk of damage to the wall of the uterus or the fundus. Avoiding such trauma is critical to the successful implantation of the embryo.

1. The device consists of a dual lumen catheter. The first lumen has a closed rounded tip and carries a stainless steel stylet which is malleable to allow for bending to a predetermined shape (from previous examinations of the route through the cervical canal). The stylet provides sufficient rigidity to ease the passage through the canal.

2. The other lumen is open-ended but still extremely smooth. The stiffness provided by the stylet also makes the loading of the embryo(s) easier under the microscope. Once loaded the device is inserted through the cervical canal as far as the internal os. The 1cm graduation marks from the tip of the catheter will assist in determining this point which can also be confirmed using ultra sound.

3. From the internal os the catheter only is advanced the required distance into the uterus. This can be observed by the graduations on the catheter which show the distance between the distal tips of the catheter and stylet.

4. The extreme softness of the catheter and its very smooth tip will avoid damage to the uterine wall during passage towards the fundus. It is still advisable to stop just short of the fundus, without touching it, before transferring the embryo(s).

5. This procedure ensures easy access in almost every case without the need for dilation or other devices. Coupled with the softness and smoothness of the tip, this catheter provides the least traumatic method available for transferring embryo(s).

Order details
Catalogue No: ETC20
Quantity per box: 10
Catheter Length: 20cm
Sterilised by: Gamma Irradiation

Catalogue No: ETC23
Quantity per box: 10
Catheter Length: 23cm
Sterilised by: Gamma Irradiation

Catheter and stylet are sold as complete set -
single use only