PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interstitial cystitis diagnosing catheter that diagnoses the inner wall of the bladder over a wide range.SOLUTION: The interstitial cystitis diagnosing catheter 101 is connected to a current perception threshold value examination device 4 and equipped with a cylindrical catheter main body 111 comprising a soft flexible material and having the leading end section A dwelled in the bladder 102 and the main body section B adjacent to the leading end section A and provided on its base end side, at least an electrode 114 provided to the leading end of the catheter main body 111 and the conductor 115 connected to the current perception threshold value examination device 4 inserted in the catheter main body 111 to be connected to the electrode 114 at its one end and led outside of the base end part of the catheter main body 111 at its other end.COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT【課題】膀胱の内壁を広い範囲にわたって診断することができる間質性膀胱炎診断用カテーテルを提供すること。【解決手段】電流知覚閾値検査装置4に接続されて間質性膀胱炎を診断するためのカテーテル101であって、軟質可撓材料からなり、膀胱102内に留置される先端区分Aおよび該先端区分Aに隣接しかつ基端側にある本体区分Bを有する円筒状のカテーテル本体111と、前記カテーテル本体111の先端に設けられた少なくとも1つの電極114と、前記カテーテル本体111内に挿入されていて一端が前記電極114に接続されかつ他端が該カテーテル本体111の基端部から外部に導出されて前記電流知覚閾値検査装置4に接続される導線115と、を備えている間質性膀胱炎診断用カテーテル。【選択図】図1
