P-Valve developments

dlegros · May 6th, 2006, 09:46 PM

Well, not exactly P-Valves, but sheath/condom catheters.

Found an ad in a journal at work for a company called BioDerm.

They are marketing a new type of external catheter that only attaches to the glans (the bell-end

) and can stay in place for up to 3 days

Dom

**GLOC** · May 6th, 2006, 10:12 PM

Silver inbound here Dom...you should start marketing them!!

Mats Edenfeldt · May 7th, 2006, 10:21 AM

Looks like an excellent idea. The question is how durable it is and how hard you can "pull" the catheter without detaching it. If I can get a sample I will try it.

Rick · May 7th, 2006, 07:39 PM

Appologies if I appear a prud....but that looks painfull and a bit close to the Major for my liking!!

Phil O · June 11th, 2006, 10:20 PM

Has anybody tried these yet? I got some samples and they look like something from the Spanish Inquisition

corey d · June 12th, 2006, 04:18 AM

ill stick with the full lenght jimmy hats.....

cd

Mark Chase · June 12th, 2006, 04:35 PM

My samples have arrived and Ill be doing a two day test on the 19th and a three day on the 123 July.

Ill let you know the results.

They are expensive at 7.50 each (I think) but you leave them on for the whole trip

. Seeing as my diving is usually a minimum of two days it works out only slightly more expensive than the £2.50 catheters i normally use. the advantage is apparently comfort and no problems with cold water shrinkage (if you know what I mean.

Whilst for your average dive I would imagine they would be considered too expensive I think they would still be a viable consideration on long dives where spending a few hours in a urine soaked under suit may be less than optimal. Ironically on all my dive where I am expecting 120min + run times I am about as hydrated as i can be so i end up peeing a half a dozen or more times during deco.

ATB

Mark Chase

caverkevin · June 12th, 2006, 04:42 PM

I had seen these last year. Then they were not giving out samples. The smallest order was 30 at $230UDS. Little too pricey for my blood then. Like to try them now they are doing samples.

Thanks for the heads up!!

Gareth Burrows · June 12th, 2006, 07:21 PM

I've tried them. They are a little scary tbh, as they are stick as hell, and there's no taking the things off without solvent from the manufacturer (seriously) or a long soak in the bath ( I can vouch that this works too

).

they are fiddly to put on, and you get once chance to get it right, or have a useless piece of plastic stuck to the side of your unmentionable until your next bath

However, they do the job once they are on. They are far more secure than normal catheter condoms.

The price, however, at about £7 each, hurts about as much as taking them off

darren a · June 12th, 2006, 07:26 PM

These do indeed work fantastically well, and as Garf said, they stick like sticky the stick insect on a very sticky day!! Had it on all day (and overnight) and it was still sticking like a limpet the next day. If you can stomach the price then go for it.

I wrote a little report here

http://www.yorkshire-divers.com/foru...erm#post461422

Oh, and there's another 53 posts on the subject too

May 6th, 2006, 09:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
dlegros(Offline) 20% Ninja 80% Rebel Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 245	Well, not exactly P-Valves, but sheath/condom catheters. Found an ad in a journal at work for a company called BioDerm. They are marketing a new type of external catheter that only attaches to the glans (the bell-end ) and can stay in place for up to 3 days Dom __________________ Dom I reject your reality and substitute my own DIR-RA

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GLOC (Online) Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fleet, Hants Posts: 2,463	Silver inbound here Dom...you should start marketing them!! __________________ Gareth Images of Life Photography DIR Team Foxturd Travels Underwater and Further Afar If you don't have the time to do something right, where are you going to find the time to fix it? - Stephen King

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Mats Edenfeldt(Offline) Cave is fun :) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sweden - Stockholm Posts: 158	Looks like an excellent idea. The question is how durable it is and how hard you can "pull" the catheter without detaching it. If I can get a sample I will try it. __________________ GUE: DIR-Fundamentals, Cave 1, Cave 2 NAUI: Trimix 1, Technical diver, Instructor, DM, Wreck penetration, Oxygen service technician IANTD: Advanced Nitrox, Nitrox Various: Apeks tech, Poseidon tech "Doing it right really means to do it properly. No skimping and no compromises. It sounds easy enough but it is not - it requires balls of steel" Peter Steinhoff

May 7th, 2006, 07:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rick(Offline) Jock Exley Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Falkirk/Stratford UK Posts: 730	Appologies if I appear a prud....but that looks painfull and a bit close to the Major for my liking!! __________________ Forget Everything And Remember http://phreaticzone.thedeepstop.com/ http://www.dublinbaydiving.com/

June 11th, 2006, 10:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Phil O (Online) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 367	Has anybody tried these yet? I got some samples and they look like something from the Spanish Inquisition __________________ Phil

June 12th, 2006, 04:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
corey d(Offline) New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South Louisiana USA Posts: 14	ill stick with the full lenght jimmy hats..... cd

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Mark Chase(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kent England Posts: 967	My samples have arrived and Ill be doing a two day test on the 19th and a three day on the 123 July. Ill let you know the results. They are expensive at 7.50 each (I think) but you leave them on for the whole trip . Seeing as my diving is usually a minimum of two days it works out only slightly more expensive than the £2.50 catheters i normally use. the advantage is apparently comfort and no problems with cold water shrinkage (if you know what I mean. Whilst for your average dive I would imagine they would be considered too expensive I think they would still be a viable consideration on long dives where spending a few hours in a urine soaked under suit may be less than optimal. Ironically on all my dive where I am expecting 120min + run times I am about as hydrated as i can be so i end up peeing a half a dozen or more times during deco. ATB Mark Chase __________________ The only DIR Inspiration diver in the village

June 12th, 2006, 04:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
caverkevin(Offline) Doing It Caverkevin Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North Kackilackie Posts: 387	I had seen these last year. Then they were not giving out samples. The smallest order was 30 at $230UDS. Little too pricey for my blood then. Like to try them now they are doing samples. Thanks for the heads up!!

June 12th, 2006, 07:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
Gareth Burrows(Offline) Chimp 2 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Horsham, West Sussex Posts: 376	I've tried them. They are a little scary tbh, as they are stick as hell, and there's no taking the things off without solvent from the manufacturer (seriously) or a long soak in the bath ( I can vouch that this works too ). they are fiddly to put on, and you get once chance to get it right, or have a useless piece of plastic stuck to the side of your unmentionable until your next bath However, they do the job once they are on. They are far more secure than normal catheter condoms. The price, however, at about £7 each, hurts about as much as taking them off __________________ Garf Amusing and Clever Signature under construction.

June 12th, 2006, 07:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
darren a(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Luton Posts: 4	These do indeed work fantastically well, and as Garf said, they stick like sticky the stick insect on a very sticky day!! Had it on all day (and overnight) and it was still sticking like a limpet the next day. If you can stomach the price then go for it. I wrote a little report here http://www.yorkshire-divers.com/foru...erm#post461422 Oh, and there's another 53 posts on the subject too