Foley Urinary Catheter

Sharklet has partnered with Cook Medical to produce the Sharklet Foley Catheter, a device that uses the micropattern protection of Sharklet instead of chemical technology.
To learn more about our Foley catheter research, check out the articles below.
Micro-patterned surfaces for reducing bacterial migration associated with catheter-associated urinary tract infection (2011)
While previous CAUTI studies completed by Sharklet focused on flat samples, this study used cylindrical samples designed to emulate the shape of a Foley catheter. The research showed that Sharklet on the surface of the catheter reduces the amount of bacteria migrating up the catheter and into the body – the cause of CAUTIs. Read More