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Macy Catheter®
When the oral route is compromised…
Patented and FDA-cleared, the Macy Catheter provides access to the clinically proven rectal route of delivery. It is designed to make the rectal route a reliable, comfortable, and dignified alternative for medications that can be prescribed per rectum.
Macy Catheter®
When the oral route is compromised…
Patented and FDA-cleared, the Macy Catheter provides access to the clinically proven rectal route of delivery. It is designed to make the rectal route a reliable, comfortable, and dignified alternative for medications that can be prescribed per rectum.
The Macy Catheter In Action
The Macy Catheter In Action
Medication Administration Port
- Easily and discreetly accessible on the leg or abdomen
- Only compatible with oral/enteral slip tip syringes and connectors
- Non-clogging
- Evenly distribute medications to the distal one-third of the rectum
- Prevents accidental administration of medication to the balloon
- Oral/enteral syringes do not mate with the luer port
- Clearly labeled for 15 ml inflation
Balloon
- Maintains the catheter in the rectum without liquid/medication leakage
- Easily expelled by (or deflated for removal prior to) defecation
- Smaller and softer than typical formed stool in the rectum
- Does not trigger the pudendal nerve or harm the rectal tissue
- Patients report that they don’t notice that the catheter is in place
- Assists in proper placement of the catheter in the distal rectum
LiquiPill®
When tablets or capsules need to be given into enteral tubes (including the Macy Catheter), they must first made into a liquid suspension by adding water. The Liquipill is a toolkit that allows caregivers of all ages to easily and quickly create a non-clogging suspension.
LiquiPill®
Benefit from solid medication when swallowing is compromised
When tablets or capsules need to be given into enteral tubes (including the Macy Catheter), they must first made into a liquid suspension by adding water. The Liquipill is a toolkit that allows caregivers of all ages to easily and quickly create a non-clogging suspension.
- Ensures a uniform, fine suspension that will not clog enteral tubes
- Makes suspending and dispensing medication easy
- Replaces the pill grinder on the medication reservoir
- No transfer of ground medication from one receptacle to the other
necessary
- Spill-proof
- Compatible with slip tip syringes
- Compatible with Macy Catheter medication port
- Compatible with Macy Catheter medication port
How It Works
4 Easy Steps for Insertion
Placement of the Macy Catheter is a quick, simple, non-sterile procedure. Insertion usually takes 3 minutes or less.
How It Works
4 Easy Steps for Insertion
Placement of the Macy Catheter is a quick, simple, non-sterile procedure. Insertion usually takes 3 minutes or less.
Lubricate
Insert
Inflate
Secure
- The rectal vault is very vascular and contains a large number of absorptive cells in the lining.
- Delivery to the distal rectum bypasses the upper GI tract and first-pass liver metabolism.
- Liquid “micro-enemas” can be delivered to the mucosa in a readily absorbable form.*
*Contrastingly, suppositories must melt with a fatty base or dissolve with an aqueous base in the rectum prior to drug absorption across the mucosal membrane. The time required for this can be quite variable, depending upon the dryness of the rectum and the presence of stool in the rectal cavity.
- The rectal vault is very vascular and contains a large number of absorptive cells in the lining.
- Delivery to the distal rectum bypasses the upper GI tract and first-pass liver metabolism.
- Liquid “micro-enemas” can be delivered to the mucosa in a readily absorbable form.*
*Contrastingly, suppositories must melt with a fatty base or dissolve with an aqueous base in the rectum prior to drug absorption across the mucosal membrane. The time required for this can be quite variable, depending upon the dryness of the rectum and the presence of stool in the rectal cavity.
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