Randomized Study of Silq Urinary Catheter

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Allergy or sensitivity to any catheter materials used in this study;
• •2. Known urethral stricture which, in the opinion of the investigator, could influence the subject's evaluation of the catheter;
• •3. Planned Prophylactic use of antibiotics for CAUTI or any other infection beyond day 1 of the study (catheter implantation);
• •4. Symptomatic UTI being treated with antibiotics (as determined by the study PI, including at least one of the following: fever, chills, headache, burning sensation, burning of urethra or genital area, blood in urine, foul smelling urine and ≥ 10,000 cfu/mL);
• •5. Any other infection being treated with antibiotics at the time of catheter implantation;
• •6. Subjects requiring bladder irrigation during the study (an active voiding trial in surgical subjects prior to catheter removal is allowed);
• •7. Currently enrolled in another interventional clinical trial;
• •8. Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, precludes study participation or poses a significant hazard in case of study participation; and
• •9. Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding or who plan to become pregnant during the study.