US3421509A - Urethral catheter - Google Patents

Urethral catheter Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US3421509A
US3421509A US514499A US3421509DA US3421509A US 3421509 A US3421509 A US 3421509A US 514499 A US514499 A US 514499A US 3421509D A US3421509D A US 3421509DA US 3421509 A US3421509 A US 3421509A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
catheter
sleeve
urethra
overlie
tubulation
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US514499A
Inventor
John M Fiore
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
JOHN M FIORE
Original Assignee
JOHN M FIORE
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by JOHN M FIORE filed Critical JOHN M FIORE
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US3421509A publication Critical patent/US3421509A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/01Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters
    • A61M25/0105Steering means as part of the catheter or advancing means; Markers for positioning
    • A61M25/0111Aseptic insertion devices
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/0017Catheters; Hollow probes specially adapted for long-term hygiene care, e.g. urethral or indwelling catheters to prevent infections
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/01Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters
    • A61M25/0105Steering means as part of the catheter or advancing means; Markers for positioning
    • A61M25/0119Eversible catheters
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/002Packages specially adapted therefor ; catheter kit packages

Definitions

  • Urethral catheters are well known medical instruments utilized to remove urine from the bladder, particularly from humans, during the course of or as a result of med ical treatment, diagnosis, and related reasons.
  • the urethral catheter is a long, thin, flexible and sterile tubulation which is inserted into the urethra to progress past the trigone muscle and into the bladder to withdraw urine therefrom.
  • sterility of the instrument is of extreme importance to prevent transmitting of, for example, pathogens and other harmful bacteria from a contaminated instrument to the patient. This contamination may be caused by improper sterility procedures or through inadvertent improper handling of the instrument. More importantly, however, the distal end of the instrument should arrive at the bladder in relatively sterile form, i.e. should not be a carrier of whatever form of contamination may be present at the fossa navicularis of the urethra when passing therethrough.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide an improved urethral catheter having contamination preventing means.
  • An object of this invention is to provide an improved urethral catheter having ancillary means to prevent contamination thereof in the beginning portions of the urethra.
  • a still further object of this invention is to provide a urethral catheter utilizing its packaging wrapper to facilitate insertion in a sterile manner.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide an improved single use disposable urethral catheter.
  • a still further object of this invention is to provide an improved combined single use disposable urethral catheter and packaging or wrapper means for facilitating insertion and use.
  • this invention in one of its preferred forms includes a short separable protective sleeve-like or liner assembly which is inserted into the outer extremity of the urethra.
  • This sleeve assembly includes internal means in the form of a flexible curtain or cover which is actuated by the action of a tubular catheter passing through the sleeve into the urethra, and peripherally overlies the end of the sleeve.
  • the catheter is passed through the first and usually contaminated portion of the urethra without coming in physical or direct contact therewith, and contaminants which may be present in the outer end of the urethra are covered by the sleeve and are not carried by the catheter into the upper reaches of the urethra, bladder, etc.
  • the sleeve as well as the catheter is made of a readily and economically disposable material, preferably the non-metals such as certain forms of rubber, plastics, etc.
  • the invention is adaptable for various forms of catheters of the well known kinds including the metallic and ordinarily non-disposable varieties.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-section illustration of a well known urethral catheter
  • FIG. 2 is an exemplary illustration of a protective sleeve unit in accordance with this invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a distal end view of FIG. 2 along the line 33;
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of the urethral catheter of FIG. 1 in the sleeve of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 5 is a modification of the sleeve unit of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 6 is an illustration of one form of a packaging assembly of this invention.
  • FIG. 1 An exemplary urethral catheter which may be employed in this invention may take the form of the well known self retaining catheter 10 as illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • the catheter 10 includes a catheter tubulation 11 preferably of a rubber, plastic, or other single use readily disposable material, The material should have good flexibility characteristicsv with good breakage resistance, be non-toxic to human tissue, etc.
  • Tubulation 11 in cludes an open proximal end 12 and an opposite open distal end 13 interconnected by bore 14.
  • the smooth rounded portion 15 of distal end 13 is inserted into the urethra in sliding contact threwith to pass through the urethra into the bladder.
  • a thin wall rubber-like distending section 16 is defined by a hollow or cavity 17. Cavity 17 is connected by separate sterile saline admittance passages 18 to a separate end terminal 19.
  • section 16 to bulge or distend outwardly in the bladder, as illustrated in phantom, and retain the catheter within the bladder for extended use.
  • the catheter tubulation portion 11 of this invention is of a material which is readily formed in tubular configuration of small internal diameter, easily flexible without breakage and of a structural integrity suflicient to absorb the usual forces necessary to insert the catheter in the urethral passage without dimensional changes. Because of the catheters use in direct contact with human tissue, the catheter material must be non-toxic to human tissue while at the same time not being deleteriously affected by the usual secretions and fluids encountered in the urethra. An important characteristic of the catheter material is that, in addition to the desirable features above mentioned, the material should be of an economical and readily disposable nature. In the preferred form of this invention the catheter is of an economically disposable single use type which is discarded or otherwise rendered unusable for catheterizing purposes after a single use.
  • This single use feature obviates the present requirement of sterilization of the catheter after each use, and the ever present possibility of transfer of contamination from one person, ie the medical practitioner, assistant, patient, to another patient.
  • the single use concept may be further identified by having the catheter coated with an innocuous substance which will produce a color change when wetted, or by the change of relationship or disarray of parts after use.
  • Exemplary desirable materials meeting the foregoing characteristics are the well known plastics including those known as Nylon, Teflon, etc.
  • One preferred class of plastics materials is linear polyolefin, one of which, linear polyethylene being a specific example, for use in this invention.
  • the urethra is recognized as an area which is subject to frequent cleansings by passage of urine therethrough.
  • the urinary process aids in preventing contaminants or infectious material from passing upwardly through the urethra into the bladder causing infections of the kind which are then not removed by further passing of urine, or infections which spread beyond the urethra and bladder, to the kidneys, for example. At the same time these infections are most diflicult to treat effectively because of their location and the necessity of continuing the function of the urinary system during treatment.
  • the secretions or contaminants of primary concern are usually found only in the lower or outer extremity, i.e. fossa navicularis, of the urethra.
  • the urethra in the adult male will be maintained in a relatively clean condition from the bladder to a region in the neighborhood of about 1 inch from the meatus.
  • the remaining or end portion, i.e the fossa na-vicularis, is the source of many urinary infections which, for a number of reasons, including catheterization, may be transmitted to other parts of the body.
  • sleeve unit 20 comprises a sleeve, barrel or ferrule portion 21 extending from a radial shoulder or guard 22 which defines open proximal end 23 for bore 24.
  • Barrel portion 21 in one form extends longitudinally about 1 /2 inches from shoulder 22 with a slight external taper surface 25 tapering towards open distal end 26.
  • Distal end 26 includes a well rounded projection 27 commencing at bore 24 and flaring in a curved manner to provide the projection 27.
  • the external average diameter of the barrel portion 21 may be on the order of about to inch while the bore 24 or inside diameter may be on the order of /8 to inch.
  • Barrel 21 is adapted to be slidingly inserted into the proximal or outer end of the urethra with total insertion into the urethra limited by shoulder 22.
  • the rounded projection 27 with its smoothly curved and flaring surface facilitates insertion into the urethra and at the same time provides a volume or space between the flaring surface and the urethral wall to collect any swept up quantities of contaminant material, so that contaminant material entry through end 26 into bore 24 of barrel 21 is limited.
  • the shape of projection 29' may be of a more pronounced taper to provide a greater volume or collecting space for contaminant material.
  • the outer periphery of barrel 21 may also be provided with smooth linear or curved con'volutions which may be in the form of longitudinally extending corrugations to also facilitate insertion and provide axially extending channel-like recesses for contaminant materials.
  • the material for sleeve unit 20 is preferably the same as described for the single use catheter 10. However, one or the other, or both, may be of the single use type.
  • Overlie device 28 comprises in essence a frame or support member in the form of a ring 29 which resides concentrically within bore 24 of sleeve 20.
  • One method of retaining the frame member 29 within 'bore 24 is by means of groove 30 into which frame ring 29 is resiliently pressed.
  • Frame ring 29 which is ring shaped suitably supports a number of overlapping wedge-shaped flap segments 31 which effectievly close off the bore 24. Segments 31 overlap each other laterally and also oppositely, i.e. over the center. Segments 31 are of a thin flexible film material such as a plastic, fabric, etc., and are adapted to be axially traversed and radially spread upon entry into bore 24 of catheter 10. Frame ring 29 may be an integral part of the sleeve unit 20 to which a number of segments or flaps 31 are suitably joined. Segments 31 may also comprise a single apertured peripheral film which is folded to provide wedge-like segments, and which in effect may be peripherally unfolded upon insertion of the catheter tubulation 11 of FIG. 1. A spiral curtain arrangement may also be so employed.
  • FIG. 3 represents a distal end view of the sleeve of FIG. 2 illustrating one embodiment of the invention where four wedge-like segments are employed.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates the operation of overlie device 28 with catheter tubulation 11 inserted therein.
  • the insertion of sleeve 20 into the urethra may gather some secretion or foreign matter about the distal end 26 so that a catheter in passing through open distal end 26 may become contaminated by direct contact with the foreign matter or secretions.
  • Segments 31 are of sufficient length radially and are positioned sufliciently close to end 26 so that they are caused to substantially overlie end 26 not only axially, but also in a continuous peripheral manner as illustrated in FIG. 4. These segments permit the catheter to be inserted past open end 26 without contactingany secretions material gathered near end 26.
  • the overlie device '28 may also be described as a caterpillar arrangement, i.e.
  • a device which lays down its own tread in rolling contact, and which tread is peripherally continuous to provide a wall impervious to transfer of contaminant material therethrough at least during the time catheter insertion takes place.
  • the sleeve device 20 may be removed particularly when the catheter may be retained in position for extended periods of time.
  • additional sleeve units 20 may be employed where the second is inserted through the first to activate the overlie device of the first sleeve and provide a second overlie device of the second sleeve at a deeper point of penetration.
  • a number of overlie devices 28, on an extended spiral form may be employed in axially spaced relationship to each other at end 26. These devices overlie each other axially for added protection, and where individual segments are employed, they are peripherally rotated with respect to each other so that the segments overlie each other as petals, scales, platelets, etc.
  • a sleeve unit 32 includes a barrel portion 33 and a guard portion 34 similar to the sleeve 20 of FIG. 2.
  • a tubulation 36 attached to end 35, or as a part of the material of barrel 33 is a tubulation 36.
  • Tubulation 36 is of a thin, flexible material which is impervious to contaminants as described for overlie 28 of FIG. 2.
  • the material for tubulation 36 may be of thin plastic film or suitably impregnated woven or unwoven cloth-like materials.
  • tubulation 36 extends reentrantly into bore 14 of catheter from the end 35 of barrel 33.
  • tubulation 36 is cauesd to unroll upon itself in a toroidal manner to cover any contaminant material about end 36 of sleeve 32.
  • continued insertion of catheter 10 unrolls tubulation 36 to its limit and thereafter progresses through tubulation 36 and into the bladder.
  • Tubulation 36 need not provide a path more than that of overlie device 28 of FIG. 2, but may extend to /2 inch :or greater from end 36 depending on choice of film material and mechanical unrolling limitations. It is understood that the sleeve devices, as well as the overlie devices, may be provided with lubricant materials to enhance their overall efiectiveness.
  • the catheter 10 While it is of utmost importance to pass the catheter through the potential danger zone of the urethra, defined by a length extending perhaps an inch or more into the urethra from its external or proximal opening, it is also important that the catheter itself be sterile or free from contaminants. In the first instance, it is preferred that the catheter 10 be of the single use disposable kind so that potential transfer of contaminants from one patient to another be avoided. Secondly, it is important that the catheter not be brought into contact with any other potentially contaminating object, even the person of the medical practitioner. For this reason, medical practitioners use sterile and disposable gloves for the insertion procedure. This procedure, therefore, requires a supply of disposable gloves at the same time and place of the catheterization, as well as being limiting to some degree, of manual freedom.
  • the single use catheter and a sleeve unit are contained in separate or combined in one sterile wrapper or bag and are therefore ready for immediate use.
  • the bag may be provided with a tear strip or other aperture providing means so that the catheter may be inserted directly from the wrapper into the urethra by manipulating the wrapper.
  • the wrapper itself may also have a portion or area readily punctured by the catheter for insertion into the urethra.
  • FIG. 6 A preferred packaging method suitable for the combined sleeve and catheter is illustrated in FIG. 6.
  • the sleeve device for example, sleeve device 20 and the catheter 10 are included in a first Wrapper or bag 37.
  • the arrangement is such that the sleeve 20 and catheter 10 are arranged in fore and aft relationship in the manner of their expected use.
  • barrel 21 faces one end of the oblong package, while the catheter is coiled with its inserting end adjacent the guard end of barrel 21.
  • Wrapper 37 is attached or sealed to the periphery of guard 22 or otherwise formed so that the portion covering the barrel 21 may be removed by tearing, tear strip, etc. while the remainder of the wrapper containing the catheter 10 remains intact and in position.
  • the sleeve device 20 may be inserted into the urethra without contact with any other object. Furthermore, the catheter 10 may then be inserted through sleeve 20 and into the urethra without contact with any external object by manipulating the wrapper.
  • Wrapper 31 may be in fact two separate and opposed wrappers with their opposed open ends sealed to the rim of shoulder or guard 22. Because of the specific mechanical useage of wrapper 37 the material thereof may need further protection. Therefore, a secondary or outer wrapper 38 is provided. It is only necessary that the interior of the inner wrapper be sterile in accordance with this invention.
  • the packaged catheter is also prelubricated for proper use or a section of the wrapper may be employed to contain a suitable lubricant.
  • a short separate sleeve element adapted to be inserted into the outer extremity of a urethra and having an open proximal and distal end for the passage of a catheter therethrough,
  • said overlie means extending a short distance from and continuously circumferentially overlying the distal end of said sleeve to prevent potential contamination of said catheter by contaminant next adjacent the distal end of said sleeve.
  • said overlie means comprises a plurality of circumferentially adjacent and overlapping film segments which open axially and radially continuously in interleaving relationship and overlie the distal end of said sleeve on passage of said catheter therethrough.
  • said overlie means comprises a transverse wall of contaminant impervious film-like material having means to define an aperture therethrough so that passage of a catheter through said sleeve actuates said wall to provide a peripherally continuous cover overlying the distal end of said sleeve and a portion of the urethra next adjacent thereto.
  • limit means on said sleeve limits the insertion thereof into the urethra to no more than about 1 /2 inches from the outer end thereof.
  • a urethral catheter comprising in combination (a) a long thin flexible tubulation adapted to be inserted into a urethra and into the bladder to conduct fluid therefrom,
  • said sleeve means adapted to be inserted into the outer end portion of said urethra to have its remote end portion internally of said urethra in an area next adjacent the meatus thereof,

Description

Jan. 14, 1969 J. M. FIORE URETHRAL CATHETER Sheet 2 ['7 vent-Or Job)? /2 F7'0'r'e Jar/44% Attorne y Filed D80. 17.
United States Patent 3,421,509 URETHRAL CATHETER John M. Fiore, 556 Pinewoods Ave., Troy, N.Y. 12180 Filed Dec. 17, 1965, Ser. No. 514,499 US. Cl. 128349 Int. Cl. A61m 25/00 11 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates to a urethral catheter and, more particularly, to a urethral catheter of improved insertion characteristics and contamination prevention means.
Urethral catheters are well known medical instruments utilized to remove urine from the bladder, particularly from humans, during the course of or as a result of med ical treatment, diagnosis, and related reasons. As a prerequisite the urethral catheter is a long, thin, flexible and sterile tubulation which is inserted into the urethra to progress past the trigone muscle and into the bladder to withdraw urine therefrom.
Because of the insertion into the bladder, sterility of the instrument is of extreme importance to prevent transmitting of, for example, pathogens and other harmful bacteria from a contaminated instrument to the patient. This contamination may be caused by improper sterility procedures or through inadvertent improper handling of the instrument. More importantly, however, the distal end of the instrument should arrive at the bladder in relatively sterile form, i.e. should not be a carrier of whatever form of contamination may be present at the fossa navicularis of the urethra when passing therethrough.
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide an improved urethral catheter.
Another object of this invention is to provide an improved urethral catheter having contamination preventing means.
An object of this invention is to provide an improved urethral catheter having ancillary means to prevent contamination thereof in the beginning portions of the urethra.
A still further object of this invention is to provide a urethral catheter utilizing its packaging wrapper to facilitate insertion in a sterile manner.
Another object of this invention is to provide an improved single use disposable urethral catheter.
A still further object of this invention is to provide an improved combined single use disposable urethral catheter and packaging or wrapper means for facilitating insertion and use.
Briefly described, this invention in one of its preferred forms includes a short separable protective sleeve-like or liner assembly which is inserted into the outer extremity of the urethra. This sleeve assembly includes internal means in the form of a flexible curtain or cover which is actuated by the action of a tubular catheter passing through the sleeve into the urethra, and peripherally overlies the end of the sleeve. Therefore, the catheter is passed through the first and usually contaminated portion of the urethra without coming in physical or direct contact therewith, and contaminants which may be present in the outer end of the urethra are covered by the sleeve and are not carried by the catheter into the upper reaches of the urethra, bladder, etc.
ice
In a preferred form of this invention the sleeve as well as the catheter is made of a readily and economically disposable material, preferably the non-metals such as certain forms of rubber, plastics, etc. The invention, however, is adaptable for various forms of catheters of the well known kinds including the metallic and ordinarily non-disposable varieties.
These and other aspects of my invention will be better understood when taken in connection with the following description and the drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a cross-section illustration of a well known urethral catheter;
FIG. 2 is an exemplary illustration of a protective sleeve unit in accordance with this invention;
FIG. 3 is a distal end view of FIG. 2 along the line 33;
FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of the urethral catheter of FIG. 1 in the sleeve of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a modification of the sleeve unit of FIG. 2; and
FIG. 6 is an illustration of one form of a packaging assembly of this invention.
An exemplary urethral catheter which may be employed in this invention may take the form of the well known self retaining catheter 10 as illustrated in FIG. 1. In FIG. 1 the catheter 10 includes a catheter tubulation 11 preferably of a rubber, plastic, or other single use readily disposable material, The material should have good flexibility characteristicsv with good breakage resistance, be non-toxic to human tissue, etc. Tubulation 11 in cludes an open proximal end 12 and an opposite open distal end 13 interconnected by bore 14. Ordinarily the smooth rounded portion 15 of distal end 13 is inserted into the urethra in sliding contact threwith to pass through the urethra into the bladder. In some self retaining catheters, a thin wall rubber-like distending section 16 is defined by a hollow or cavity 17. Cavity 17 is connected by separate sterile saline admittance passages 18 to a separate end terminal 19. By this means, after insertion of the catheter with the distal end 13 in the bladder,
fluid under pressure in passages 17 causes section 16 to bulge or distend outwardly in the bladder, as illustrated in phantom, and retain the catheter within the bladder for extended use.
The catheter tubulation portion 11 of this invention is of a material which is readily formed in tubular configuration of small internal diameter, easily flexible without breakage and of a structural integrity suflicient to absorb the usual forces necessary to insert the catheter in the urethral passage without dimensional changes. Because of the catheters use in direct contact with human tissue, the catheter material must be non-toxic to human tissue while at the same time not being deleteriously affected by the usual secretions and fluids encountered in the urethra. An important characteristic of the catheter material is that, in addition to the desirable features above mentioned, the material should be of an economical and readily disposable nature. In the preferred form of this invention the catheter is of an economically disposable single use type which is discarded or otherwise rendered unusable for catheterizing purposes after a single use.
This single use feature obviates the present requirement of sterilization of the catheter after each use, and the ever present possibility of transfer of contamination from one person, ie the medical practitioner, assistant, patient, to another patient. The single use concept may be further identified by having the catheter coated with an innocuous substance which will produce a color change when wetted, or by the change of relationship or disarray of parts after use. Exemplary desirable materials meeting the foregoing characteristics are the well known plastics including those known as Nylon, Teflon, etc. One preferred class of plastics materials is linear polyolefin, one of which, linear polyethylene being a specific example, for use in this invention.
The urethra is recognized as an area which is subject to frequent cleansings by passage of urine therethrough. The urinary process aids in preventing contaminants or infectious material from passing upwardly through the urethra into the bladder causing infections of the kind which are then not removed by further passing of urine, or infections which spread beyond the urethra and bladder, to the kidneys, for example. At the same time these infections are most diflicult to treat effectively because of their location and the necessity of continuing the function of the urinary system during treatment. The secretions or contaminants of primary concern are usually found only in the lower or outer extremity, i.e. fossa navicularis, of the urethra. For example, the urethra in the adult male will be maintained in a relatively clean condition from the bladder to a region in the neighborhood of about 1 inch from the meatus. The remaining or end portion, i.e the fossa na-vicularis, is the source of many urinary infections which, for a number of reasons, including catheterization, may be transmitted to other parts of the body.
It is recognized that the mechanism or process of catheterization is a leading cause of urinary infections. For this reason, the practice of catheterization in many instances of diagnosis and treatment is used with hesitancy and caution. Because of this exposure to infection, increased usage and applicability of catheterization for different forms of treatment is limited. In the catheterization process the usual tubular catheter is inserted into the urethra and passed into the bladder. The catheter makes direct sliding contact with the walls of the terminal or end portion of the urethra. In so doing the catheter becomes contaminated and the contaminated catheter, as well as the contaminant material, is carried along or forced into the upper region of the urethra, and in many instances into the bladder itself with consequent more serious infections. The overriding obstacle to increased usage of an invaluable process such as catheterization is, therefore, the infection exposure from its use.
It has been discovered that the use of a sleeve or liner unit device in the catheterization process may materially reduce infections caused from transferring contaminants from one part of the urethra to another, by or from the catheter unit itself. An exemplary sleeve unit is illustrated in FIG. 2. Referring now to FIG. 2, sleeve unit 20 comprises a sleeve, barrel or ferrule portion 21 extending from a radial shoulder or guard 22 which defines open proximal end 23 for bore 24. Barrel portion 21 in one form extends longitudinally about 1 /2 inches from shoulder 22 with a slight external taper surface 25 tapering towards open distal end 26. Distal end 26 includes a well rounded projection 27 commencing at bore 24 and flaring in a curved manner to provide the projection 27.
The external average diameter of the barrel portion 21 may be on the order of about to inch while the bore 24 or inside diameter may be on the order of /8 to inch. Barrel 21 is adapted to be slidingly inserted into the proximal or outer end of the urethra with total insertion into the urethra limited by shoulder 22. The rounded projection 27 with its smoothly curved and flaring surface facilitates insertion into the urethra and at the same time provides a volume or space between the flaring surface and the urethral wall to collect any swept up quantities of contaminant material, so that contaminant material entry through end 26 into bore 24 of barrel 21 is limited. The shape of projection 29' may be of a more pronounced taper to provide a greater volume or collecting space for contaminant material. The outer periphery of barrel 21 may also be provided with smooth linear or curved con'volutions which may be in the form of longitudinally extending corrugations to also facilitate insertion and provide axially extending channel-like recesses for contaminant materials. The material for sleeve unit 20 is preferably the same as described for the single use catheter 10. However, one or the other, or both, may be of the single use type.
While the sleeve unit itself will provide a measure of protection, a major and more significant degree of protection is obtained through the use of an overlie device or flap assembly 28. Overlie device 28 comprises in essence a frame or support member in the form of a ring 29 which resides concentrically within bore 24 of sleeve 20. One method of retaining the frame member 29 within 'bore 24 is by means of groove 30 into which frame ring 29 is resiliently pressed.
Frame ring 29 which is ring shaped suitably supports a number of overlapping wedge-shaped flap segments 31 which effectievly close off the bore 24. Segments 31 overlap each other laterally and also oppositely, i.e. over the center. Segments 31 are of a thin flexible film material such as a plastic, fabric, etc., and are adapted to be axially traversed and radially spread upon entry into bore 24 of catheter 10. Frame ring 29 may be an integral part of the sleeve unit 20 to which a number of segments or flaps 31 are suitably joined. Segments 31 may also comprise a single apertured peripheral film which is folded to provide wedge-like segments, and which in effect may be peripherally unfolded upon insertion of the catheter tubulation 11 of FIG. 1. A spiral curtain arrangement may also be so employed. FIG. 3 represents a distal end view of the sleeve of FIG. 2 illustrating one embodiment of the invention where four wedge-like segments are employed.
FIG. 4 illustrates the operation of overlie device 28 with catheter tubulation 11 inserted therein. As illustrated, the insertion of sleeve 20 into the urethra may gather some secretion or foreign matter about the distal end 26 so that a catheter in passing through open distal end 26 may become contaminated by direct contact with the foreign matter or secretions. Segments 31 are of sufficient length radially and are positioned sufliciently close to end 26 so that they are caused to substantially overlie end 26 not only axially, but also in a continuous peripheral manner as illustrated in FIG. 4. These segments permit the catheter to be inserted past open end 26 without contactingany secretions material gathered near end 26. The overlie device '28 may also be described as a caterpillar arrangement, i.e. a device which lays down its own tread in rolling contact, and which tread is peripherally continuous to provide a wall impervious to transfer of contaminant material therethrough at least during the time catheter insertion takes place. After the catheter 10 is inserted into the bladder the sleeve device 20 may be removed particularly when the catheter may be retained in position for extended periods of time.
As an added precaution, for example, in those instances where risk of infection is to be specifically avoided, additional sleeve units 20 may be employed where the second is inserted through the first to activate the overlie device of the first sleeve and provide a second overlie device of the second sleeve at a deeper point of penetration. Furthermore, where desirable, a number of overlie devices 28, on an extended spiral form, may be employed in axially spaced relationship to each other at end 26. These devices overlie each other axially for added protection, and where individual segments are employed, they are peripherally rotated with respect to each other so that the segments overlie each other as petals, scales, platelets, etc.
One exemplary modification of an overlie device is illustrated in FIG. 5. Referring to FIG. 5 a sleeve unit 32 includes a barrel portion 33 and a guard portion 34 similar to the sleeve 20 of FIG. 2. However, attached to end 35, or as a part of the material of barrel 33 is a tubulation 36. Tubulation 36 is of a thin, flexible material which is impervious to contaminants as described for overlie 28 of FIG. 2. For example, the material for tubulation 36 may be of thin plastic film or suitably impregnated woven or unwoven cloth-like materials. As illustrated in FIG. 5, tubulation 36 extends reentrantly into bore 14 of catheter from the end 35 of barrel 33. As the catheter tube 11 is inserted further through sleeve 32, tubulation 36 is cauesd to unroll upon itself in a toroidal manner to cover any contaminant material about end 36 of sleeve 32. As illustrated in phantom view, continued insertion of catheter 10 unrolls tubulation 36 to its limit and thereafter progresses through tubulation 36 and into the bladder. Tubulation 36 need not provide a path more than that of overlie device 28 of FIG. 2, but may extend to /2 inch :or greater from end 36 depending on choice of film material and mechanical unrolling limitations. It is understood that the sleeve devices, as well as the overlie devices, may be provided with lubricant materials to enhance their overall efiectiveness.
While it is of utmost importance to pass the catheter through the potential danger zone of the urethra, defined by a length extending perhaps an inch or more into the urethra from its external or proximal opening, it is also important that the catheter itself be sterile or free from contaminants. In the first instance, it is preferred that the catheter 10 be of the single use disposable kind so that potential transfer of contaminants from one patient to another be avoided. Secondly, it is important that the catheter not be brought into contact with any other potentially contaminating object, even the person of the medical practitioner. For this reason, medical practitioners use sterile and disposable gloves for the insertion procedure. This procedure, therefore, requires a supply of disposable gloves at the same time and place of the catheterization, as well as being limiting to some degree, of manual freedom.
Therefore, in one form of this invention the single use catheter and a sleeve unit are contained in separate or combined in one sterile wrapper or bag and are therefore ready for immediate use. Furthermore, the bag may be provided with a tear strip or other aperture providing means so that the catheter may be inserted directly from the wrapper into the urethra by manipulating the wrapper. The wrapper itself may also have a portion or area readily punctured by the catheter for insertion into the urethra.
A preferred packaging method suitable for the combined sleeve and catheter is illustrated in FIG. 6. In FIG. 6 the sleeve device, for example, sleeve device 20 and the catheter 10 are included in a first Wrapper or bag 37. The arrangement is such that the sleeve 20 and catheter 10 are arranged in fore and aft relationship in the manner of their expected use. Thus, barrel 21 faces one end of the oblong package, while the catheter is coiled with its inserting end adjacent the guard end of barrel 21. Wrapper 37 is attached or sealed to the periphery of guard 22 or otherwise formed so that the portion covering the barrel 21 may be removed by tearing, tear strip, etc. while the remainder of the wrapper containing the catheter 10 remains intact and in position. Consequently the sleeve device 20 may be inserted into the urethra without contact with any other object. Furthermore, the catheter 10 may then be inserted through sleeve 20 and into the urethra without contact with any external object by manipulating the wrapper. Wrapper 31 may be in fact two separate and opposed wrappers with their opposed open ends sealed to the rim of shoulder or guard 22. Because of the specific mechanical useage of wrapper 37 the material thereof may need further protection. Therefore, a secondary or outer wrapper 38 is provided. It is only necessary that the interior of the inner wrapper be sterile in accordance with this invention. The packaged catheter is also prelubricated for proper use or a section of the wrapper may be employed to contain a suitable lubricant.
While other modifications of this invention and variations of apparatus may be employed within the scope of this invention and have not been described or illustrated, the invention is intended to include all such modi fications as may ordinarily be embraced within the following claims.
What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:
1. In a urethral catheter combination (a) a short separate sleeve element adapted to be inserted into the outer extremity of a urethra and having an open proximal and distal end for the passage of a catheter therethrough,
(b) overlie means in said sleeve spaced from the said proximal end thereof,
(c) means to actuate said overlie means upon passage of a separate catheter through said sleeve,
((1) said overlie means extending a short distance from and continuously circumferentially overlying the distal end of said sleeve to prevent potential contamination of said catheter by contaminant next adjacent the distal end of said sleeve.
2. The invention as recited in claim 1 wherein said sleeve is a single use disposable plastic material.
3. The invention as recited in claim 1 wherein a plurality of overlie means are employed.
4. The invention as recited in claim 1 wherein a plurality of sleeve elements are utilized one of which is adapted to be inserted through the other to extend therefrom in said urethra.
5. The invention as recited in claim 1 wherein said sleeve is a single use separate disposable item and contained separately in a sanitarwrapper.
6. The invention as recited in claim 1 wherein said sleeve is a single use disposable item of a linear polyolefin material.
7. The invention as claimed in claim 1 wherein said overlie means comprises a plurality of circumferentially adjacent and overlapping film segments which open axially and radially continuously in interleaving relationship and overlie the distal end of said sleeve on passage of said catheter therethrough.
8. The invention as recited in claim 1 wherein said overlie means comprises a transverse wall of contaminant impervious film-like material having means to define an aperture therethrough so that passage of a catheter through said sleeve actuates said wall to provide a peripherally continuous cover overlying the distal end of said sleeve and a portion of the urethra next adjacent thereto.
9. The invention as recited in claim 1 wherein limit means on said sleeve limits the insertion thereof into the urethra to no more than about 1 /2 inches from the outer end thereof.
10. A urethral catheter comprising in combination (a) a long thin flexible tubulation adapted to be inserted into a urethra and into the bladder to conduct fluid therefrom,
(b) short sleeve means separate from said tubulation and adapted for operative association with said tubulation upon insertion of said tubulation therethrough,
(c) said sleeve means .adapted to be inserted into the outer end portion of said urethra to have its remote end portion internally of said urethra in an area next adjacent the meatus thereof,
(d) overlie means in said sleeve adapted to be draped from the said remote end of said sleeve to extend into said urethra for a short distance therein by insertion of said tubulation therethrough,
(e) whereby a length of urethra adjacent said sleeve is effectively bridged peripherally continuously by said draped overlie means to prevent contamination of the passing catheter tubulation through the said length of said urethra internally next adjacent said sleeve,
(f) at least said sleeve means being of a single use disposable material,
7 8 (g) and a sterile wrapper enclosing said sleeve means 3,084,693 4/1963 Cathcart 128-349 and said tubulation, 3,154,080 10/ 1964 Rowan et a1 128-349 (h) said sterile wrapper retaining said overlie means 3,169,529 2/1965 Koenig 128-351 and said tubulation in separated relationship. 3,216,420 11/1965 Smith et a1. 128-283 11. The invention as recited in claim 10 wherein said 5 3,332,424 7/1967 Minteer 128-349 sleeve and said flexible tubulation are retained in predetermined separate portions of said sterile sealed wrapper FOREIGN PATENTS with the said sleeve overlie means and said tubulation 362,799 8/1962 Switzerland. in non-operative relationship.
10 DALTON L. TRULUCK, Primary Examiner. References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,595,180 8/1926 Fisher 128-240 128-239, 343; 206-632 3,050,066 8/1962 Koehn 128-349
US514499A 1965-12-17 1965-12-17 Urethral catheter Expired - Lifetime US3421509A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US51449965A 1965-12-17 1965-12-17

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US3421509A true US3421509A (en) 1969-01-14

Family

ID=24047441

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US514499A Expired - Lifetime US3421509A (en) 1965-12-17 1965-12-17 Urethral catheter

Country Status (1)

Country Link
US (1) US3421509A (en)

Cited By (128)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3565078A (en) * 1969-04-25 1971-02-23 Bard Inc C R Quick disconnect catheter coupling
US3583391A (en) * 1968-11-21 1971-06-08 American Hospital Supply Corp Medical instrument with outrolling catheter
US3709220A (en) * 1970-10-23 1973-01-09 A Boyden Applicator for an internal prophylactic appliance
US3721229A (en) * 1972-04-06 1973-03-20 N Panzer Obturator device for hysterosalpingography and the like
US3788327A (en) * 1971-03-30 1974-01-29 H Donowitz Surgical implant device
US3866601A (en) * 1973-02-20 1975-02-18 James A Russell Telescopic speculum
US3894540A (en) * 1973-10-09 1975-07-15 Bonner F J Jun Catheter
US3937220A (en) * 1974-03-04 1976-02-10 International Paper Company Sterile aspiration catheter
FR2375857A1 (en) * 1976-12-29 1978-07-28 Kasper Richard HOME BLADDER PROBE
US4170996A (en) * 1977-11-03 1979-10-16 Rehabilitation Institute Of Chicago Catheterization unit
FR2435953A1 (en) * 1978-09-13 1980-04-11 Oneil Alexander G B MEDICAL INSTRUMENT OF THE CATHETER TYPE
US4284081A (en) * 1976-12-29 1981-08-18 Kasper Richard F Urinary retention catheter
FR2479004A1 (en) * 1979-07-25 1981-10-02 Fogarty Thomas DILATOR CATHETER AND METHOD OF USE
US4301796A (en) * 1979-07-26 1981-11-24 Child Laboratories Inc. Method and apparatus for dispensing fluid
US4327735A (en) * 1980-10-22 1982-05-04 Cordis Corporation Catheter assembly
US4359044A (en) * 1979-08-01 1982-11-16 Child Francis W Method for placing implant in udder
US4612939A (en) * 1984-10-15 1986-09-23 Robertson Jack R Method for diagnosis of stress incontinence in women
US4623348A (en) * 1984-08-13 1986-11-18 Fredric Feit Percutaneous sinus tract maintenance prosthesis
FR2586347A1 (en) * 1985-08-20 1987-02-27 Inoteb Sarl Emergency treatment apparatus for overloading and meteorism in animals
US4652259A (en) * 1984-04-10 1987-03-24 Neil Alexander G B O Catheter assembly
US4686984A (en) * 1984-03-15 1987-08-18 Richard Wolf Gmbh Catheter for widening a puncture channel
US4692154A (en) * 1986-06-02 1987-09-08 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Catheter guide
EP0265864A2 (en) * 1986-10-30 1988-05-04 Kontron Instruments Holding N.V. Hemostasis sheath
US4776848A (en) * 1987-07-20 1988-10-11 Anthony Solazzo Urethral fluid application device and system
US4776845A (en) * 1986-06-27 1988-10-11 Davis Emsley A Rectal-stomal insert apparatus
US4811847A (en) * 1988-03-14 1989-03-14 Reif Thomas H Urinary catheter package
US4863440A (en) * 1985-12-23 1989-09-05 Thomas J. Fogarty Pressurized manual advancement dilatation catheter
US4927415A (en) * 1988-08-12 1990-05-22 Brodsky Stuart A Apparatus for safe use and disposal of needles
US4946449A (en) * 1986-12-18 1990-08-07 Davis Jr Richard C Indwelling urethral catheter system and method
US4957486A (en) * 1989-10-02 1990-09-18 Davis Emsley A Rectal-stomal insert apparatus and method
WO1991017781A1 (en) * 1990-05-11 1991-11-28 Brodsky Stuart A Apparatus for safe use, disposal and retention of needles
US5108366A (en) * 1990-09-28 1992-04-28 Ovamed Corporation Delivery catheter
US5123905A (en) * 1991-06-07 1992-06-23 Kelman Charles D Intraocular lens injector
US5273527A (en) * 1992-05-12 1993-12-28 Ovamed Corporation Delivery catheter
EP0605427A4 (en) * 1991-06-07 1994-05-30 Rtc Inc Non-contaminating probe.
US5372584A (en) * 1993-06-24 1994-12-13 Ovamed Corporation Hysterosalpingography and selective salpingography
US5417666A (en) * 1994-03-04 1995-05-23 Coulter; Prince J. Sterile catheter shield
US5441485A (en) * 1994-02-24 1995-08-15 Peters; Michael J. Bladder catheter
US5531717A (en) * 1993-12-12 1996-07-02 Rtc, Inc. Non-contaminating probe and methods of making and using same
US5662582A (en) * 1995-02-27 1997-09-02 Iotek, Inc, Everting incontinence plug
US5676688A (en) * 1995-02-06 1997-10-14 Rtc, Inc. Variably inflatable medical device
US5702414A (en) * 1995-05-14 1997-12-30 Optonol Ltd Method of implanting an intraocular implant
US5702344A (en) * 1995-05-30 1997-12-30 University Of Washington Safe endoscopic accessory
US5792114A (en) * 1996-12-16 1998-08-11 Fiore; John M. Introducer for sterile insertion of catheter
US5868753A (en) * 1995-11-13 1999-02-09 Schatz; Richard A. Stent retrieval catheter
US5921952A (en) * 1997-08-14 1999-07-13 Boston Scientific Corporation Drainage catheter delivery system
US5928246A (en) * 1997-10-15 1999-07-27 Bsc Northwest Technology Center, Inc. Stent securing catheter
US5968058A (en) * 1996-03-27 1999-10-19 Optonol Ltd. Device for and method of implanting an intraocular implant
US6027508A (en) * 1996-10-03 2000-02-22 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Stent retrieval device
US6027509A (en) * 1996-10-03 2000-02-22 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Stent retrieval device
US6106531A (en) * 1995-12-07 2000-08-22 Schatz; Richard A. Retrieval shuttle
US6203513B1 (en) 1997-11-20 2001-03-20 Optonol Ltd. Flow regulating implant, method of manufacture, and delivery device
US6217569B1 (en) 1999-05-10 2001-04-17 John M. Fiore Integral shroud-collector for urinary catheter
US6248100B1 (en) 1997-08-14 2001-06-19 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Drainage catheter delivery system
EP1173248A1 (en) * 1999-04-30 2002-01-23 Applied Medical Resources Corporation Ureteral access sheath
US6447490B1 (en) 1997-08-07 2002-09-10 James Zhou Liu Vagina cleaning system for preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases
US6482181B1 (en) 1997-05-28 2002-11-19 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Trocar seal system
US20030009079A1 (en) * 2001-07-06 2003-01-09 Opticon Medical, Inc. Urinary flow control valve
US6551282B1 (en) 1998-02-23 2003-04-22 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Universal seal for use with endoscopic cannula
US6558342B1 (en) 1999-06-02 2003-05-06 Optonol Ltd. Flow control device, introducer and method of implanting
US6585721B2 (en) 1999-05-10 2003-07-01 John M Fiore Catheter shroud with conduit, collector and improvements
US20030130646A1 (en) * 2001-01-31 2003-07-10 Kubalak Thomas P. Urine collection bags for urinary catheter systems
US6595946B1 (en) 2000-02-25 2003-07-22 United States Surgical Corporation Valve assembly
US6702787B2 (en) 1997-05-02 2004-03-09 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Trocar seal system
US6736805B2 (en) 1996-01-25 2004-05-18 Astrazeneca Ab Hydrophilic urinary catheter having a water-containing sachet
US6755825B2 (en) 1998-09-23 2004-06-29 Sherwood Services Ag Electrosurgical device having a dielectric seal
US6770059B1 (en) * 1999-10-28 2004-08-03 Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. Curved tip for an insertion device
US20040204682A1 (en) * 2000-11-06 2004-10-14 Smith Robert C. Surgical sealing apparatus
WO2005004970A1 (en) * 2003-06-27 2005-01-20 Willy Rüsch GmbH Catheter application system
US20050148999A1 (en) * 2003-12-30 2005-07-07 Opmi Funding, Inc. Continuous drainage adaptor
US20050197627A1 (en) * 2004-03-05 2005-09-08 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Method and system for deploying protective sleeve in intraluminal catherization and dilation
US20050212221A1 (en) * 2002-05-10 2005-09-29 Smith Robert C Introducer seal assembly
US20050245876A1 (en) * 2003-12-24 2005-11-03 Accessclosure, Inc. Apparatus and methods for facilitating access through a puncture including sealing compound therein
US20050288617A1 (en) * 2004-06-25 2005-12-29 Ira Yaron Flow regulating implants
US20060074436A1 (en) * 2004-09-27 2006-04-06 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Methods and apparatus for hollow body structure resection
US20060111611A1 (en) * 2002-08-15 2006-05-25 Sightline Technologies Ltd. Endoscope sleeve dispenser
US20060122566A1 (en) * 2004-11-19 2006-06-08 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Systems and methods for luminal access
US20060173525A1 (en) * 2005-02-02 2006-08-03 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Methods and systems for deploying luminal prostheses
US20060173422A1 (en) * 2000-05-02 2006-08-03 Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc. Introducer apparatus with eversible sleeve
US20060178722A1 (en) * 2002-10-18 2006-08-10 Memcath Technologies, Llc Systems and methods for stent delivery
US20060224120A1 (en) * 2005-04-05 2006-10-05 Smith Robert C Introducer seal assembly with low profile gimbal seal
US20060247602A1 (en) * 1999-04-30 2006-11-02 Dulak Gary R Ureteral access sheath
US20070073107A1 (en) * 2005-09-23 2007-03-29 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Methods and systems for sheathing tubular medical instruments
US20070106233A1 (en) * 2005-10-20 2007-05-10 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Systems and methods for dilating and accessing body lumens
US20070225687A1 (en) * 2006-03-10 2007-09-27 House Jamie G Indwelling urinary catheterization assembley
US20080171973A1 (en) * 2007-01-12 2008-07-17 Jamie Glen House Devices and methods for securing catheter assemblies
US7425202B2 (en) 2004-03-05 2008-09-16 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Non-seeding biopsy device and method
WO2009004626A2 (en) * 2007-07-02 2009-01-08 Hy Laboratories Ltd. Articles for maintaining sterility of a bodily orifice or a wound site
US20090204053A1 (en) * 2008-02-11 2009-08-13 Optonol Ltd. Devices and methods for opening fluid passageways
US20090259185A1 (en) * 2008-04-15 2009-10-15 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Self-conforming surgical seal
US20100249708A1 (en) * 2009-03-26 2010-09-30 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Articulating surgical portal apparatus with spring
US20100274259A1 (en) * 1997-11-20 2010-10-28 Optonol Ltd. Fluid drainage device, delivery device, and associated methods of use and manufacture
US20100298754A1 (en) * 2002-02-14 2010-11-25 Ishay Ostfeld Indwelling device
US20110034921A1 (en) * 2005-08-25 2011-02-10 Joe Don Sartor Handheld Electrosurgical Apparatus for Controlling Operating Room Equipment
US20110077622A1 (en) * 2009-09-25 2011-03-31 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Delivery system having stent locking structure
US20110124971A1 (en) * 2009-11-20 2011-05-26 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Portal assembly with multi-seal system
US20110160739A1 (en) * 2009-12-30 2011-06-30 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Rotatable Connection Between a Tubular Member and an Elongate Wire of a Catheter
US20110184386A1 (en) * 2006-10-12 2011-07-28 Jamie Glen House Catheter Assembly Having Protective Sheath
US8016824B2 (en) 2002-07-25 2011-09-13 Covidien Ag Electrosurgical pencil with drag sensing capability
US8460289B2 (en) 2005-06-28 2013-06-11 Covidien Ag Electrode with rotatably deployable sheath
US20130310769A1 (en) * 2002-02-14 2013-11-21 Ishay Ostfeld Indwelling Device
US8603036B2 (en) 2010-07-01 2013-12-10 Cook Medical Technologies Llc Vascular introducer and method of using same
US20140066904A1 (en) * 2012-08-29 2014-03-06 Sayco Pty. Ltd. Packaged Catheter Assembly
WO2015105949A1 (en) * 2014-01-09 2015-07-16 Hollister Incorporated Catheter cartridge assemblies and methods of using the same for intermittent catheterization
WO2015105942A1 (en) * 2014-01-09 2015-07-16 Hollister Incorporated Catheter assemblies having a protective lubricious sleeve
US9126008B2 (en) 2012-06-10 2015-09-08 Sungyul D Kim Catheter and method for its use
US20150343171A1 (en) * 2012-02-27 2015-12-03 Hollister Incorporated Catheter assembly having protective sleeve tip
US9265637B2 (en) 2010-11-19 2016-02-23 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Rapid exchange stent delivery system
US9339631B2 (en) 2009-09-25 2016-05-17 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Locking mechanism for a medical device
US20160175570A1 (en) * 2014-12-22 2016-06-23 United States Government As Represented By The Department Of Veterans Affairs Urinary catheter assembly and method
USD784523S1 (en) 2014-12-10 2017-04-18 Hollister Incorporated Catheter gripper aid
US20180280659A1 (en) * 2015-09-25 2018-10-04 Hollister Incorporated Applicators for gripping urinary catheters and catheter assemblies including the same
WO2019010244A1 (en) 2017-07-03 2019-01-10 Crossbay Medical, Inc. Apparatus and method for everting catheter with alignment and compliant pressurization
CN110339454A (en) * 2018-04-02 2019-10-18 亚拓医疗器材股份有限公司 Catheter assembly with sheath
US10576248B2 (en) 2018-07-23 2020-03-03 Crossbay Medical, Inc. Apparatus and method for everting catheter for uterine access for biopsy and cytology
US10758704B2 (en) 2015-06-26 2020-09-01 Coloplast A/S Urinary catheter assembly
US10765833B2 (en) 2015-02-27 2020-09-08 Hollister Incorporated Urinary catheter assemblies with funnel-mounted gripping member
WO2020230104A1 (en) * 2019-05-15 2020-11-19 Teleflex Life Sciences Unlimited Company Catheter assembly
USD903111S1 (en) 2018-01-15 2020-11-24 Hollister Incorporated Catheter gripping aid
US10849771B2 (en) 2011-06-27 2020-12-01 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Stent delivery systems and methods for making and using stent delivery systems
US10946172B2 (en) * 2013-12-04 2021-03-16 Hollister Incorporated Urinary catheter protective tips having a fluid reservoir
US10987487B1 (en) * 2020-04-29 2021-04-27 Cure Medical Llc Gripper sleeve for urinary catheter
US11141308B2 (en) 2017-08-31 2021-10-12 Crossbay Medical, Inc. Apparatus and method for everting catheter for IUD delivery and placement in the uterine cavity
USD935016S1 (en) 2018-06-15 2021-11-02 Hollister Incorporated Catheter gripping aid
US11167107B2 (en) 2016-09-27 2021-11-09 Coloplast A/S Hydrated catheter with sleeve
US11400257B2 (en) 2017-11-13 2022-08-02 Teleflex Life Sciences Pte. Ltd. Frictionless catheter
US11497886B2 (en) 2018-07-20 2022-11-15 Coloplast A/S Intermittent urinary catheter assembly
US11771584B2 (en) 2018-12-20 2023-10-03 Coloplast A/S Urine collecting bag

Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1595180A (en) * 1922-12-27 1926-08-10 Arthur R Fisher Irrigator
CH362799A (en) * 1958-06-12 1962-06-30 Maurice Dr Med Fuchs Device for inserting an instrument into a body opening
US3050066A (en) * 1958-12-31 1962-08-21 Wilbur R Koehn Retention catheters
US3084693A (en) * 1961-07-31 1963-04-09 Edward R Cathcart Aseptic catheter
US3154080A (en) * 1962-05-24 1964-10-27 Rowlax Lab Co Aseptic catheter and introducer
US3169529A (en) * 1963-05-27 1965-02-16 Norman Z Koenig Tracheostomy tube
US3216420A (en) * 1962-12-27 1965-11-09 Marvin E Claycomb Colostomy attachments
US3332424A (en) * 1965-02-03 1967-07-25 Discon Corp Extroversive catheter

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1595180A (en) * 1922-12-27 1926-08-10 Arthur R Fisher Irrigator
CH362799A (en) * 1958-06-12 1962-06-30 Maurice Dr Med Fuchs Device for inserting an instrument into a body opening
US3050066A (en) * 1958-12-31 1962-08-21 Wilbur R Koehn Retention catheters
US3084693A (en) * 1961-07-31 1963-04-09 Edward R Cathcart Aseptic catheter
US3154080A (en) * 1962-05-24 1964-10-27 Rowlax Lab Co Aseptic catheter and introducer
US3216420A (en) * 1962-12-27 1965-11-09 Marvin E Claycomb Colostomy attachments
US3169529A (en) * 1963-05-27 1965-02-16 Norman Z Koenig Tracheostomy tube
US3332424A (en) * 1965-02-03 1967-07-25 Discon Corp Extroversive catheter

Cited By (239)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3583391A (en) * 1968-11-21 1971-06-08 American Hospital Supply Corp Medical instrument with outrolling catheter
US3565078A (en) * 1969-04-25 1971-02-23 Bard Inc C R Quick disconnect catheter coupling
US3709220A (en) * 1970-10-23 1973-01-09 A Boyden Applicator for an internal prophylactic appliance
US3788327A (en) * 1971-03-30 1974-01-29 H Donowitz Surgical implant device
US3721229A (en) * 1972-04-06 1973-03-20 N Panzer Obturator device for hysterosalpingography and the like
US3866601A (en) * 1973-02-20 1975-02-18 James A Russell Telescopic speculum
US3894540A (en) * 1973-10-09 1975-07-15 Bonner F J Jun Catheter
US4062363A (en) * 1973-10-09 1977-12-13 Bonner F J Jun Catheter
US3937220A (en) * 1974-03-04 1976-02-10 International Paper Company Sterile aspiration catheter
FR2375857A1 (en) * 1976-12-29 1978-07-28 Kasper Richard HOME BLADDER PROBE
US4148319A (en) * 1976-12-29 1979-04-10 Kasper Richard F Urinary retention catheter
US4284081A (en) * 1976-12-29 1981-08-18 Kasper Richard F Urinary retention catheter
US4170996A (en) * 1977-11-03 1979-10-16 Rehabilitation Institute Of Chicago Catheterization unit
FR2435953A1 (en) * 1978-09-13 1980-04-11 Oneil Alexander G B MEDICAL INSTRUMENT OF THE CATHETER TYPE
FR2479004A1 (en) * 1979-07-25 1981-10-02 Fogarty Thomas DILATOR CATHETER AND METHOD OF USE
US4301796A (en) * 1979-07-26 1981-11-24 Child Laboratories Inc. Method and apparatus for dispensing fluid
US4359044A (en) * 1979-08-01 1982-11-16 Child Francis W Method for placing implant in udder
US4327735A (en) * 1980-10-22 1982-05-04 Cordis Corporation Catheter assembly
US4686984A (en) * 1984-03-15 1987-08-18 Richard Wolf Gmbh Catheter for widening a puncture channel
US4652259A (en) * 1984-04-10 1987-03-24 Neil Alexander G B O Catheter assembly
US4623348A (en) * 1984-08-13 1986-11-18 Fredric Feit Percutaneous sinus tract maintenance prosthesis
US4612939A (en) * 1984-10-15 1986-09-23 Robertson Jack R Method for diagnosis of stress incontinence in women
FR2586347A1 (en) * 1985-08-20 1987-02-27 Inoteb Sarl Emergency treatment apparatus for overloading and meteorism in animals
US4863440A (en) * 1985-12-23 1989-09-05 Thomas J. Fogarty Pressurized manual advancement dilatation catheter
US4692154A (en) * 1986-06-02 1987-09-08 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Catheter guide
US4776845A (en) * 1986-06-27 1988-10-11 Davis Emsley A Rectal-stomal insert apparatus
EP0265864A3 (en) * 1986-10-30 1989-02-01 Kontron Incorporated Hemostasis sheath
EP0265864A2 (en) * 1986-10-30 1988-05-04 Kontron Instruments Holding N.V. Hemostasis sheath
US4946449A (en) * 1986-12-18 1990-08-07 Davis Jr Richard C Indwelling urethral catheter system and method
US4776848A (en) * 1987-07-20 1988-10-11 Anthony Solazzo Urethral fluid application device and system
US4811847A (en) * 1988-03-14 1989-03-14 Reif Thomas H Urinary catheter package
US5267975A (en) * 1988-08-12 1993-12-07 Brodsky Stuart A Apparatus for safe use, disposal and retention of needles
US4927415A (en) * 1988-08-12 1990-05-22 Brodsky Stuart A Apparatus for safe use and disposal of needles
US4957486A (en) * 1989-10-02 1990-09-18 Davis Emsley A Rectal-stomal insert apparatus and method
WO1991017781A1 (en) * 1990-05-11 1991-11-28 Brodsky Stuart A Apparatus for safe use, disposal and retention of needles
US5108366A (en) * 1990-09-28 1992-04-28 Ovamed Corporation Delivery catheter
EP0605427A1 (en) * 1991-06-07 1994-07-13 Rtc Inc. Non-contaminating probe
EP0605427A4 (en) * 1991-06-07 1994-05-30 Rtc Inc Non-contaminating probe.
US5897535A (en) * 1991-06-07 1999-04-27 Rtc, Inc. Non-contaminating probe and methods of making and using same
US5123905A (en) * 1991-06-07 1992-06-23 Kelman Charles D Intraocular lens injector
US5273527A (en) * 1992-05-12 1993-12-28 Ovamed Corporation Delivery catheter
US5372584A (en) * 1993-06-24 1994-12-13 Ovamed Corporation Hysterosalpingography and selective salpingography
US5531717A (en) * 1993-12-12 1996-07-02 Rtc, Inc. Non-contaminating probe and methods of making and using same
US5441485A (en) * 1994-02-24 1995-08-15 Peters; Michael J. Bladder catheter
US5417666A (en) * 1994-03-04 1995-05-23 Coulter; Prince J. Sterile catheter shield
WO1996024403A1 (en) 1995-02-06 1996-08-15 Rtc Inc. Non-contaminating probe and methods of making and using same
US5676688A (en) * 1995-02-06 1997-10-14 Rtc, Inc. Variably inflatable medical device
US5662582A (en) * 1995-02-27 1997-09-02 Iotek, Inc, Everting incontinence plug
US5702414A (en) * 1995-05-14 1997-12-30 Optonol Ltd Method of implanting an intraocular implant
US7481816B2 (en) 1995-05-14 2009-01-27 Optonol Ltd. Intraocular implant, delivery device, and method of implantation
US20040088048A1 (en) * 1995-05-14 2004-05-06 Jacob Richter Intraocular implant, delivery device, and method of implantation
US6468283B1 (en) 1995-05-14 2002-10-22 Optonol, Ltd. Method of regulating pressure with an intraocular implant
US5702344A (en) * 1995-05-30 1997-12-30 University Of Washington Safe endoscopic accessory
US5868753A (en) * 1995-11-13 1999-02-09 Schatz; Richard A. Stent retrieval catheter
US6106531A (en) * 1995-12-07 2000-08-22 Schatz; Richard A. Retrieval shuttle
US20040153051A1 (en) * 1996-01-25 2004-08-05 Astrazeneca Ab, A Corporation Of Sweden Hydrophilic urinary catheter having a water-containing sachet
US20060293642A1 (en) * 1996-01-25 2006-12-28 Astrazeneca Ab Hydrophilic urinary catheter having a water-containing sachet
US6736805B2 (en) 1996-01-25 2004-05-18 Astrazeneca Ab Hydrophilic urinary catheter having a water-containing sachet
US7615045B2 (en) 1996-01-25 2009-11-10 Astrazeneca Ab Hydrophilic urinary catheter having a water-containing sachet
US7087048B2 (en) 1996-01-25 2006-08-08 Astrazeneca Ab Hydrophilic urinary catheter having a water-containing sachet
US5968058A (en) * 1996-03-27 1999-10-19 Optonol Ltd. Device for and method of implanting an intraocular implant
WO1998000191A1 (en) 1996-07-01 1998-01-08 Rtc, Inc. A variably inflatable medical device
US6027509A (en) * 1996-10-03 2000-02-22 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Stent retrieval device
US6027508A (en) * 1996-10-03 2000-02-22 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Stent retrieval device
US5792114A (en) * 1996-12-16 1998-08-11 Fiore; John M. Introducer for sterile insertion of catheter
US6702787B2 (en) 1997-05-02 2004-03-09 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Trocar seal system
US8702657B2 (en) 1997-05-02 2014-04-22 Covidien Lp Trocar seal system
US20090318868A1 (en) * 1997-05-02 2009-12-24 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Trocar seal system
US20090314422A1 (en) * 1997-05-02 2009-12-24 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Trocar seal system
US7896846B2 (en) 1997-05-02 2011-03-01 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Trocar seal system
US8002934B2 (en) 1997-05-02 2011-08-23 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Trocar seal system
US8267898B2 (en) 1997-05-02 2012-09-18 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Trocar seal system
US8192405B2 (en) 1997-05-02 2012-06-05 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Trocar seal system
US20070197972A1 (en) * 1997-05-28 2007-08-23 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Trocar seal system
US20030040711A1 (en) * 1997-05-28 2003-02-27 Racenet David C. Trocar seal system
US10426516B2 (en) 1997-05-28 2019-10-01 Covidien Lp Trocar seal system
US7244244B2 (en) 1997-05-28 2007-07-17 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Trocar seal system
US6482181B1 (en) 1997-05-28 2002-11-19 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Trocar seal system
US6447490B1 (en) 1997-08-07 2002-09-10 James Zhou Liu Vagina cleaning system for preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases
US6248100B1 (en) 1997-08-14 2001-06-19 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Drainage catheter delivery system
US6562024B2 (en) 1997-08-14 2003-05-13 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Drainage catheter delivery system
US6264624B1 (en) 1997-08-14 2001-07-24 Boston Scientific Coporation Drainage catheter delivery system
US5921952A (en) * 1997-08-14 1999-07-13 Boston Scientific Corporation Drainage catheter delivery system
US5928246A (en) * 1997-10-15 1999-07-27 Bsc Northwest Technology Center, Inc. Stent securing catheter
US8313454B2 (en) 1997-11-20 2012-11-20 Optonol Ltd. Fluid drainage device, delivery device, and associated methods of use and manufacture
US6203513B1 (en) 1997-11-20 2001-03-20 Optonol Ltd. Flow regulating implant, method of manufacture, and delivery device
US8486086B2 (en) 1997-11-20 2013-07-16 Optonol, Ltd Flow regulating implant, method of manufacture, and delivery device
US20030079329A1 (en) * 1997-11-20 2003-05-01 Ira Yaron Flow regulating implant, method of manufacture, and delivery device
US20100274259A1 (en) * 1997-11-20 2010-10-28 Optonol Ltd. Fluid drainage device, delivery device, and associated methods of use and manufacture
US7670310B2 (en) 1997-11-20 2010-03-02 Optonol Ltd Flow regulating implants
US20080125691A1 (en) * 1997-11-20 2008-05-29 Optonol Ltd. Flow regulating implants
US6510600B2 (en) 1997-11-20 2003-01-28 Optonol, Ltd. Method for manufacturing a flow regulating implant
US6551282B1 (en) 1998-02-23 2003-04-22 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Universal seal for use with endoscopic cannula
US8007472B2 (en) 1998-02-23 2011-08-30 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Universal seal for use with endoscopic cannula
US7169130B2 (en) 1998-02-23 2007-01-30 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Universal seal for use with endoscopic cannula
US20030195541A1 (en) * 1998-02-23 2003-10-16 Exline Donald D. Universal seal for use with endoscopic cannula
US7311706B2 (en) 1998-09-23 2007-12-25 Sherwood Services Ag Electrosurgical device having a dielectric seal
US20040236323A1 (en) * 1998-09-23 2004-11-25 Arthur Schoenman Electrosurgical device having a dielectric seal
US6755825B2 (en) 1998-09-23 2004-06-29 Sherwood Services Ag Electrosurgical device having a dielectric seal
EP2617455A3 (en) * 1999-04-30 2013-08-28 Applied Medical Resources Corporation Ureteral access sheath
US20130006058A1 (en) * 1999-04-30 2013-01-03 Applied Medical Resources Corporation Ureteral access sheath
US8282622B2 (en) 1999-04-30 2012-10-09 Applied Medical Resources Corporation Ureteral access sheath
US7316677B1 (en) 1999-04-30 2008-01-08 Applied Medical Resources Corporation Ureteral access sheath
EP2617454A3 (en) * 1999-04-30 2013-08-28 Applied Medical Resources Corporation Ureteral access sheath
US9155859B2 (en) * 1999-04-30 2015-10-13 Applied Medical Resources Corporation Ureteral access sheath
US20070112335A1 (en) * 1999-04-30 2007-05-17 Applied Medical Resources Corporation Ureteral access sheath
EP1173248A4 (en) * 1999-04-30 2007-05-02 Applied Med Resources Ureteral access sheath
EP1173248A1 (en) * 1999-04-30 2002-01-23 Applied Medical Resources Corporation Ureteral access sheath
US20060247602A1 (en) * 1999-04-30 2006-11-02 Dulak Gary R Ureteral access sheath
US6585721B2 (en) 1999-05-10 2003-07-01 John M Fiore Catheter shroud with conduit, collector and improvements
US6217569B1 (en) 1999-05-10 2001-04-17 John M. Fiore Integral shroud-collector for urinary catheter
US6558342B1 (en) 1999-06-02 2003-05-06 Optonol Ltd. Flow control device, introducer and method of implanting
US6726664B2 (en) 1999-06-02 2004-04-27 Optonol Ltd. Flow control device, introducer and method of implanting
US20040230164A1 (en) * 1999-10-28 2004-11-18 Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. Curved tip for an insertion device
US6770059B1 (en) * 1999-10-28 2004-08-03 Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. Curved tip for an insertion device
US20110021977A1 (en) * 2000-02-25 2011-01-27 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Valve assembly
US20090275880A1 (en) * 2000-02-25 2009-11-05 Joseph Pasqualucci Valve assembly
US6595946B1 (en) 2000-02-25 2003-07-22 United States Surgical Corporation Valve assembly
US20050165356A1 (en) * 2000-02-25 2005-07-28 Joseph Pasqualucci Valve assembly
US20040092862A1 (en) * 2000-02-25 2004-05-13 Joseph Pasqualucci Valve assembly
US8152774B2 (en) 2000-02-25 2012-04-10 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Valve assembly
US7850655B2 (en) 2000-02-25 2010-12-14 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Valve assembly
US6923783B2 (en) 2000-02-25 2005-08-02 United States Surgical Corporation Valve assembly
US7559918B2 (en) 2000-02-25 2009-07-14 Joseph Pasqualucci Valve assembly
US20060173422A1 (en) * 2000-05-02 2006-08-03 Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc. Introducer apparatus with eversible sleeve
US7967798B2 (en) 2000-05-02 2011-06-28 Cook Medical Technologies Llc Introducer apparatus with eversible sleeve
US20040204682A1 (en) * 2000-11-06 2004-10-14 Smith Robert C. Surgical sealing apparatus
US6942671B1 (en) 2000-11-06 2005-09-13 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Surgical sealing apparatus
US8551048B2 (en) 2000-11-06 2013-10-08 Covidien Lp Surgical sealing apparatus
US7001370B2 (en) 2001-01-31 2006-02-21 Mentor Corporation Urine collection bags for urinary catheter systems
US20030130646A1 (en) * 2001-01-31 2003-07-10 Kubalak Thomas P. Urine collection bags for urinary catheter systems
US7037303B2 (en) 2001-07-06 2006-05-02 Opticon Medical, Inc. Urinary flow control valve
US20030009079A1 (en) * 2001-07-06 2003-01-09 Opticon Medical, Inc. Urinary flow control valve
US8523823B2 (en) * 2002-02-14 2013-09-03 Ishay Ostfeld Indwelling device
US8932262B2 (en) * 2002-02-14 2015-01-13 Ishay Ostfeld Indwelling device
US20100298754A1 (en) * 2002-02-14 2010-11-25 Ishay Ostfeld Indwelling device
US20130310769A1 (en) * 2002-02-14 2013-11-21 Ishay Ostfeld Indwelling Device
US20050212221A1 (en) * 2002-05-10 2005-09-29 Smith Robert C Introducer seal assembly
US8968249B2 (en) 2002-05-10 2015-03-03 Covidien Lp Introducer seal assembly
US20110196207A1 (en) * 2002-05-10 2011-08-11 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Introducer seal assembly
US7632250B2 (en) 2002-05-10 2009-12-15 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Introducer seal assembly
US7951118B2 (en) 2002-05-10 2011-05-31 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Introducer seal assembly
US8016824B2 (en) 2002-07-25 2011-09-13 Covidien Ag Electrosurgical pencil with drag sensing capability
US20060111611A1 (en) * 2002-08-15 2006-05-25 Sightline Technologies Ltd. Endoscope sleeve dispenser
US20060178722A1 (en) * 2002-10-18 2006-08-10 Memcath Technologies, Llc Systems and methods for stent delivery
WO2005004970A1 (en) * 2003-06-27 2005-01-20 Willy Rüsch GmbH Catheter application system
US20050015076A1 (en) * 2003-06-27 2005-01-20 Inmed Corporation Catheter application system
US20050245876A1 (en) * 2003-12-24 2005-11-03 Accessclosure, Inc. Apparatus and methods for facilitating access through a puncture including sealing compound therein
US20050148999A1 (en) * 2003-12-30 2005-07-07 Opmi Funding, Inc. Continuous drainage adaptor
US7306586B2 (en) 2003-12-30 2007-12-11 Opmi Funding Corporation Continuous drainage adaptor
US7425202B2 (en) 2004-03-05 2008-09-16 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Non-seeding biopsy device and method
US20050197627A1 (en) * 2004-03-05 2005-09-08 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Method and system for deploying protective sleeve in intraluminal catherization and dilation
US20050288617A1 (en) * 2004-06-25 2005-12-29 Ira Yaron Flow regulating implants
US20080077071A1 (en) * 2004-06-25 2008-03-27 Optonol Ltd. Flow Regulating Implants
US7862531B2 (en) 2004-06-25 2011-01-04 Optonol Ltd. Flow regulating implants
US8034016B2 (en) 2004-06-25 2011-10-11 Optonol, Ltd. Flow regulating implants and methods of implanting
US20060074436A1 (en) * 2004-09-27 2006-04-06 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Methods and apparatus for hollow body structure resection
US7727163B2 (en) 2004-09-27 2010-06-01 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Methods and apparatus for hollow body structure resection
US20060122566A1 (en) * 2004-11-19 2006-06-08 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Systems and methods for luminal access
US7255687B2 (en) 2004-11-19 2007-08-14 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Systems and methods for luminal access
US20080015518A1 (en) * 2004-11-19 2008-01-17 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Systems and methods for luminal access
US20060173525A1 (en) * 2005-02-02 2006-08-03 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Methods and systems for deploying luminal prostheses
US20110201891A1 (en) * 2005-04-05 2011-08-18 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Introducer seal assembly with low profile gimbal seal
US20060224120A1 (en) * 2005-04-05 2006-10-05 Smith Robert C Introducer seal assembly with low profile gimbal seal
US7931624B2 (en) 2005-04-05 2011-04-26 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Introducer seal assembly with low profile gimbal seal
US8696635B2 (en) 2005-04-05 2014-04-15 Covidien Lp Introducer seal assembly with low profile gimbal seal
US8460289B2 (en) 2005-06-28 2013-06-11 Covidien Ag Electrode with rotatably deployable sheath
US20110034921A1 (en) * 2005-08-25 2011-02-10 Joe Don Sartor Handheld Electrosurgical Apparatus for Controlling Operating Room Equipment
US20070073107A1 (en) * 2005-09-23 2007-03-29 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Methods and systems for sheathing tubular medical instruments
US20070106233A1 (en) * 2005-10-20 2007-05-10 Percutaneous Systems, Inc. Systems and methods for dilating and accessing body lumens
US7662146B2 (en) * 2006-03-10 2010-02-16 Colorado Catheter Company, Inc. Indwelling urinary catheterization assembly
US8414562B2 (en) * 2006-03-10 2013-04-09 Adapta Medical, Inc. Indwelling urinary catheterization assembly
US20100145315A1 (en) * 2006-03-10 2010-06-10 Jamie Glen House Indwelling Urinary Catheterization Assembly
US20070225687A1 (en) * 2006-03-10 2007-09-27 House Jamie G Indwelling urinary catheterization assembley
US20110184386A1 (en) * 2006-10-12 2011-07-28 Jamie Glen House Catheter Assembly Having Protective Sheath
US7938807B2 (en) * 2007-01-12 2011-05-10 Adapta Medical, Inc. Devices and methods for securing catheter assemblies
US20080171973A1 (en) * 2007-01-12 2008-07-17 Jamie Glen House Devices and methods for securing catheter assemblies
WO2009004626A3 (en) * 2007-07-02 2009-05-07 Hy Lab Ltd Articles for maintaining sterility of a bodily orifice or a wound site
WO2009004626A2 (en) * 2007-07-02 2009-01-08 Hy Laboratories Ltd. Articles for maintaining sterility of a bodily orifice or a wound site
US8109896B2 (en) 2008-02-11 2012-02-07 Optonol Ltd. Devices and methods for opening fluid passageways
US20090204053A1 (en) * 2008-02-11 2009-08-13 Optonol Ltd. Devices and methods for opening fluid passageways
US20090259185A1 (en) * 2008-04-15 2009-10-15 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Self-conforming surgical seal
US20100249708A1 (en) * 2009-03-26 2010-09-30 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Articulating surgical portal apparatus with spring
US8206357B2 (en) 2009-03-26 2012-06-26 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Articulating surgical portal apparatus with spring
US20110077622A1 (en) * 2009-09-25 2011-03-31 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Delivery system having stent locking structure
US9339631B2 (en) 2009-09-25 2016-05-17 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Locking mechanism for a medical device
US8753303B2 (en) 2009-09-25 2014-06-17 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Delivery system having stent locking structure
US9597207B2 (en) 2009-09-25 2017-03-21 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Delivery system having stent locking structure
US20110124971A1 (en) * 2009-11-20 2011-05-26 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Portal assembly with multi-seal system
US20110160739A1 (en) * 2009-12-30 2011-06-30 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Rotatable Connection Between a Tubular Member and an Elongate Wire of a Catheter
US9408733B2 (en) 2009-12-30 2016-08-09 Michael Devon Amos Rotatable connection between a tubular member and an elongate wire of a catheter
US9173774B2 (en) 2010-03-26 2015-11-03 Optonol Ltd. Fluid drainage device, delivery device, and associated methods of use and manufacture
US8603036B2 (en) 2010-07-01 2013-12-10 Cook Medical Technologies Llc Vascular introducer and method of using same
US9265637B2 (en) 2010-11-19 2016-02-23 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Rapid exchange stent delivery system
US10849771B2 (en) 2011-06-27 2020-12-01 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Stent delivery systems and methods for making and using stent delivery systems
US20150343171A1 (en) * 2012-02-27 2015-12-03 Hollister Incorporated Catheter assembly having protective sleeve tip
US20200188631A1 (en) * 2012-02-27 2020-06-18 Hollister Incorporated Catheter Assembly Having Protective Sleeve Tip
US10646688B2 (en) * 2012-02-27 2020-05-12 Hollister Incorporated Catheter assembly having protective sleeve tip
US11701489B2 (en) * 2012-02-27 2023-07-18 Hollister Incorporated Catheter assembly having protective sleeve tip
EP2819738B1 (en) * 2012-02-27 2019-07-24 Hollister Incorporated Catheter assembly having protective sleeve tip
US9126008B2 (en) 2012-06-10 2015-09-08 Sungyul D Kim Catheter and method for its use
US20140066904A1 (en) * 2012-08-29 2014-03-06 Sayco Pty. Ltd. Packaged Catheter Assembly
US10946172B2 (en) * 2013-12-04 2021-03-16 Hollister Incorporated Urinary catheter protective tips having a fluid reservoir
US11813412B2 (en) 2013-12-04 2023-11-14 Hollister Incorporated Urinary catheter protective tips having a fluid reservoir
US10118019B2 (en) 2014-01-09 2018-11-06 Hollister Incorporated Catheter cartridge assemblies and methods of using the same for intermittent catheterization
US20170056622A1 (en) * 2014-01-09 2017-03-02 Hollister Incorporated Catheter Assemblies Having A Protective Lubricious Sleeve
WO2015105942A1 (en) * 2014-01-09 2015-07-16 Hollister Incorporated Catheter assemblies having a protective lubricious sleeve
WO2015105949A1 (en) * 2014-01-09 2015-07-16 Hollister Incorporated Catheter cartridge assemblies and methods of using the same for intermittent catheterization
AU2015204798B2 (en) * 2014-01-09 2019-04-04 Hollister Incorporated Catheter assemblies having a protective lubricious sleeve
US10406322B2 (en) 2014-01-09 2019-09-10 Hollister Incorporated Catheter assemblies having a protective lubricious sleeve
USD784523S1 (en) 2014-12-10 2017-04-18 Hollister Incorporated Catheter gripper aid
USD813383S1 (en) 2014-12-10 2018-03-20 Hollister Incorporated Catheter gripper aid
US9789284B2 (en) * 2014-12-22 2017-10-17 Department Of Veterans Affairs Urinary catheter assembly and method
CN107206211A (en) * 2014-12-22 2017-09-26 美国退伍军人事务部政府代表 catheter assembly and method
JP2018501058A (en) * 2014-12-22 2018-01-18 アメリカ合衆国 アズ レプリゼンティッド バイ ザ デパートメント オブ ベテランズ アフェアー Urethral catheter assembly and method
US20160175570A1 (en) * 2014-12-22 2016-06-23 United States Government As Represented By The Department Of Veterans Affairs Urinary catheter assembly and method
US10765833B2 (en) 2015-02-27 2020-09-08 Hollister Incorporated Urinary catheter assemblies with funnel-mounted gripping member
US10758704B2 (en) 2015-06-26 2020-09-01 Coloplast A/S Urinary catheter assembly
US20180280659A1 (en) * 2015-09-25 2018-10-04 Hollister Incorporated Applicators for gripping urinary catheters and catheter assemblies including the same
AU2016325467B2 (en) * 2015-09-25 2020-03-19 Hollister Incorporated Applicators for gripping urinary catheters and catheter assemblies including the same
US10639451B2 (en) 2015-09-25 2020-05-05 Hollister Incorporated, Inc. Applicators for gripping urinary catheters and catheter assemblies including the same
US11167107B2 (en) 2016-09-27 2021-11-09 Coloplast A/S Hydrated catheter with sleeve
WO2019010244A1 (en) 2017-07-03 2019-01-10 Crossbay Medical, Inc. Apparatus and method for everting catheter with alignment and compliant pressurization
US11141308B2 (en) 2017-08-31 2021-10-12 Crossbay Medical, Inc. Apparatus and method for everting catheter for IUD delivery and placement in the uterine cavity
US11400257B2 (en) 2017-11-13 2022-08-02 Teleflex Life Sciences Pte. Ltd. Frictionless catheter
USD903111S1 (en) 2018-01-15 2020-11-24 Hollister Incorporated Catheter gripping aid
USD923784S1 (en) 2018-01-15 2021-06-29 Hollister Incorporated Catheter gripping aid
CN110339454A (en) * 2018-04-02 2019-10-18 亚拓医疗器材股份有限公司 Catheter assembly with sheath
USD935016S1 (en) 2018-06-15 2021-11-02 Hollister Incorporated Catheter gripping aid
US11497886B2 (en) 2018-07-20 2022-11-15 Coloplast A/S Intermittent urinary catheter assembly
US10576248B2 (en) 2018-07-23 2020-03-03 Crossbay Medical, Inc. Apparatus and method for everting catheter for uterine access for biopsy and cytology
US10967149B2 (en) 2018-07-23 2021-04-06 Crossbay Medical, Inc. Apparatus and method for everting catheter for uterine access for biopsy and cytology
US11771584B2 (en) 2018-12-20 2023-10-03 Coloplast A/S Urine collecting bag
WO2020230104A1 (en) * 2019-05-15 2020-11-19 Teleflex Life Sciences Unlimited Company Catheter assembly
US11583436B2 (en) 2019-10-09 2023-02-21 Crossbay Medical, Inc. Apparatus and method for everting catheter for IUD delivery and placement in the uterine cavity
US11318041B2 (en) 2019-10-09 2022-05-03 Crossbay Medical, Inc. Apparatus and method for everting catheter for IUD delivery and placement in the uterine cavity
US20210338979A1 (en) * 2020-04-29 2021-11-04 Cure Medical Llc Gripper sleeve for urinary catheter
US11771868B2 (en) * 2020-04-29 2023-10-03 Cure Medical Llc Gripper sleeve for urinary catheter
US10987487B1 (en) * 2020-04-29 2021-04-27 Cure Medical Llc Gripper sleeve for urinary catheter

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US3421509A (en) Urethral catheter
US3894540A (en) Catheter
US5181913A (en) Catheter with check valve and rolled sheath
US9788992B2 (en) Hydro-block air vent condom catheter and method of use
US3332424A (en) Extroversive catheter
US8016816B2 (en) Fecal management appliance and method and apparatus for introducing same
US3444860A (en) Aseptic catheter assembly with holder introducer
US4652259A (en) Catheter assembly
EP2459264B1 (en) Catheter having improved drainage
EP2464411B1 (en) Catheter having internal hydrating fluid storage and/or catheter package using the same and method of making and/or using the same
US4772275A (en) Sheath for devices for injecting or withdrawing body fluids
US8317775B2 (en) Urinary catheterization assembly with vented sheath
US20080172042A1 (en) Urinary catheterization assembly with open ended sheath
US20110282311A1 (en) Waste management system
US11771584B2 (en) Urine collecting bag
US4943284A (en) Sheath for devices for injecting or withdrawing body fluids
US5217439A (en) Sanitary rectal catheter and method of use
US4850982A (en) Catheter
EP0840632A1 (en) Device and method for insulating contaminated indwelling catheters
EP0531040B1 (en) Ostomy irrigation radiology kit
WO2010020985A1 (en) An inflatable rectal sleeve device and method
US5364366A (en) Apparatus for removing an indwelling tube
AU2011203584B2 (en) Fecal management appliance and method and apparatus for introducing same
US3219037A (en) Finger-tip applicator
JPH0225628B2 (en)