Indications for use
Adult patients undergoing haemorrhoidectomy for symptomatic grade 3 or 4 haemorrhoids.
Suitability is a clinical decision for the operating surgeon. RrhoidCath™ may be used alongside conventional pain management.
Purpose-built for
haemorrhoidectomy
recovery.
RrhoidCath™ is a sterile, single-use kit that enables the delivery of continuous local anaesthetic to the surgical site following haemorrhoidectomy. Surgical placement integrates into the haemorrhoidectomy procedure. The device is worn for up to seven days, with removal performed in the surgeon's rooms.
The RrhoidCath™
Surgical Kit.
Continuous local anaesthetic infusion to the surgical site after haemorrhoidectomy, for up to 7 days. Placed during the procedure; removed in your rooms.
Mechanism
Two catheters are placed adjacent to the pudendal nerve branches under nerve-stimulation guidance during the procedure, then tunnelled to an exit point at the hip. A programmable pump, carried in an over-the-shoulder bag, delivers continuous local anaesthetic for up to seven days. Within physician-set limits, the patient can self-administer an additional bolus at set intervals.
The
procedure.
Performed during the haemorrhoidectomy procedure.
During surgery
Step 1Localise
Insulated-electrode introducer locates the pudendal nerve branches under nerve stimulation.
- Step 2
Deploy
An infusion catheter is placed adjacent to the nerve on each side.
- Step 3
Tunnel & secure
Slim trocars tunnel the catheters to an exit site proximal to the hip, where they are held in place by a strain-relief device.
After surgery
Step 4Infuse & remove
Pump programmed per IFU and worn by the patient for up to seven days. Catheters and pump are removed non-surgically in the surgeon's rooms.
Resources.
RrhoidCath Surgical Kit included in Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG ID 511628).
RrhoidCath Pump awaiting approval in ARTG.
Inclusion in the ARTG is not an endorsement of the product by the TGA. Not currently available for sale in the United States.