The TubaClean® catheter was developed to probe and flush the Eustachian Tube in the course of middle ear surgery.
The catheter can be used during various surgical interventions at the middle ear (tympanoplasty I to III or tympanoscopy) to probe the Eustachian Tube via tympanal side for blockages or to flush it with a sterile liquid.
Chronic ventilation problems may result in retraction, cholesteatoma, or not-healing eardrum defects. Particularly in children, tympanic effusion, often with a mucous discharge (so-called “glue ear“), may also occur. As many users of balloon dilation have described, such viscous secretion is frequently found within the Tuba Eustachii as well. In analogy, this is referred to using the term “glue tube“.
Prof. Dr. med. Götz Lehnerdt,
Head Physician of the ENT Clinic,
St. Anna Clinic, Wuppertal, Germany
This catheter gives us surgeons an option for probing and flushing the Tuba Eustachii in an atraumatic way from the middle ear during surgery.
- Insertion length 200 mm, sterile, 10 units / box
- Atraumatic olive-shaped tip prevents injuries of the mucosa
- A Luer-Lock adapter allows easy and safe administration of liquids
- Art. No. 2080-1200006
- 1) Localising the tympanal tubal ostium
- 2) The catheter is advanced forward into the lumen of the Tuba Eustachii
- 3) Insertion of the catheter with insertion forceps
(10-512-15) - 4) The catheter is advanced forward without resistance
- 5) After advancing forward for about 10-15 mm (or when met slight resistance), the mandrel is removed to allow easier progress beyond the tubal isthmus
- 6) The catheter is advanced forward into the nasopharyngeal zone
- 7) The catheter is slowly retracted while at the same time flushing the tube
Art. No. 10-512-15
