Sound (medical Instrument) - Urethral Sounds

Urethral Sounds

Urethral sounds are designed to be inserted into the male or female urethra, for the purpose of stretching or unblocking a stricture. There are a number of different types of urethral sounds:

• Bakes sounds, also known as rosebud or bullet sounds, have a long thin metal rod with a bulbous bud on the end.
• Dittel sounds have a flat end and a rounded end.
• Henk sounds have a more pronounced curve at the ends, as well as a metal rib on each end.
• Pratt sounds are longer urethral dilators (double ended ones are usually almost a foot long) with rounded and slightly bent ends.
• Van Buren sounds have a very pronounced tips and applicators