
A surgical catheter is a medical device of thin tube-shaped which is generally used to perform various surgical procedures in order to treat chronic diseases. Surgical catheters are inserted into body cavities and are used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Advancements in surgical techniques have led to minimally invasive procedures using surgical catheters that require smaller incisions and usually produce less post-surgical pain, better results, and quicker recoveries. Surgical catheters involve the use of a long, thin flexible tube which is inserted into a large vein. A surgical catheter comprises of an extruded tube generally made of flexible material (including a plastic material). The material is transparent to X-ray radiation. Surgical catheters are used to eradicate the infection in patients suffering with acute peritoneal dialysis.