A urethral catheter with a tube and inflation device e.g. balloon F, and one or more drainage openings E, wherein the drainage openings are formed in the tube and are disposed on the side of the tube opposite the inflation device F. The technical problem to be solved was to design a urinary catheter that would allow complete emptying of the bladder while safely remaining in situ and minimising the potential for bladder wall damage from the catheter. The catheter may further comprise a reinforcement member G to prevent the catheter from kinking.
