10+ Catheterization Female Urethra Anatomy. But since there are no lubricating glands in the female urethra (as are found in the male urethra), the risk of trauma from a simple catheter insertion is increased. Urinary catheterization is the introduction of a catheter through the urethra into the bladder for the purpose of withdrawing urine.
Catheters are graded on the french scale according to the size of the lumen.
Supple urethra and resistant components 1 x female catheterization model 1 x 14# catheter 1 x fluid reservoir 1 x operation manual. The length of a catheter tends to vary depending on the length of the urethra. Catheterization of the female patient is traditionally performed without the use of local anesthetic gel to facilitate catheter insertion. Not shown is the striated urethralis muscle that coats the caudal half of the only the vestibule constitutes urogenital tract in females.