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US 10,092,728 B2Granted
Sheath for securing urinary catheter
AssigneeRochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C.R. Bard, Inc.
InventorsAnthony J. Conway, Sarah L. Grinde
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device that secures a straight or Foley catheter in the urinary tract of a male subject. The device includes a portion that can be coupled to the subject's penis and a portion that can be coupled to the straight or Foley catheter. The present invention also relates to methods of making and using this device and to assemblies including the device and a straight or Foley catheter.
Claims21
A catheter retention sheath, comprising:
- a sheath configured to fit over a penis;
- the sheath comprising a catheter retainer, the catheter retainer configured to couple to a shaft of a urinary catheter;
- the catheter retainer defining an aperture, a first portion of the aperture being configured to allow axial movement of the shaft of the urinary catheter through the aperture, a second portion of the aperture being configured to retain the shaft of the urinary catheter, wherein urine flow through the shaft of the urinary catheter is unobstructed when the shaft is retained in the second portion.
A catheter retention sheath, comprising:
- a sheath configured to fit over a penis;
- the sheath comprising a catheter retainer, the catheter retainer configured to couple to a shaft of a urinary catheter;
- the catheter retainer defining an aperture, a first portion of the aperture being configured to allow axial movement of the shaft of the urinary catheter through the aperture, a second portion of the aperture being configured to retain the shaft of the urinary catheter, wherein the second portion of the aperture is configured to immobilize the urinary catheter in the sheath.
A catheter retention sheath, comprising:
- a sheath configured to fit over a penis;
- the sheath comprising a catheter retainer, the catheter retainer configured to couple to a shaft of a urinary catheter;
- the catheter retainer defining an aperture, a first portion of the aperture being configured to allow axial movement of the shaft of the urinary catheter through the aperture, a second portion of the aperture being configured to retain the shaft of the urinary catheter, wherein the second portion of the aperture forms a curved shape with a radius that is the same as or smaller than a radius of the shaft of the urinary catheter between a longitudinal axis of the shaft of the urinary catheter and an outer surface of the urinary catheter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.