What catheter is made of
A tube inserted into a body cavity.
- Flexible silicone tube — has part. A channel for the liquid.
- Inflatable catheter balloon — has part. It inflates and holds the catheter in place.
- Tube connector — has part. Connection to the bag.
- Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) — is made of. Plastic catheters.
- Reed — is made of. The oldest catheters were reed tubes.
- Bronze — is made of. The Greeks and Romans made them of bronze.