Randomized Study of Silq Urinary Catheter

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female age ≥ 18 years old; 2. Requiring indwelling 16Fr Foley catheter for at least 7 days; 3. Able and willing to comply with study procedure; and, 4. Able and willing to give informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Allergy or sensitivity to any catheter materials used in this study; 2. Known urethral stricture which, in the opinion of the investigator, could influence the subject's evaluation of the catheter; 3. Planned Prophylactic use of antibiotics for CAUTI or any other infection beyond day 1 of the study (catheter implantation); 4. Symptomatic UTI being treated with antibiotics (as determined by the study PI, including at least one of the following: fever, chills, headache, burning sensation, burning of urethra or genital area, blood in urine, foul smelling urine and ≥ 10,000 cfu/mL); 5. Any other infection being treated with antibiotics at the time of catheter implantation; 6. Subjects requiring bladder irrigation during the study (an active voiding trial in surgical subjects prior to catheter removal is allowed); 7. Currently enrolled in another interventional clinical trial; 8. Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, precludes study participation or poses a significant hazard in case of study participation; and 9. Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding or who plan to become pregnant during the study.