Intermittent catheter
AssigneeConvatec Limited
InventorsLukas Kandrac, Marian Novak, Aliaksandr Piashevich, Patrik Lacko
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Abstract
An intermittent catheter, preferably a female intermittent catheter, is provided in an assembly. The assembly may include a cap which may be attachable to the base of the assembly in use, and/or a seal which misaligns with sealing surfaces of a chamber wall and a moveable insert in use. It may have a two-step deployment, and/or a sheath that pulls out a storage chamber. Internal and external housing may define the storage chamber. The housing may have a filling aperture and/or the storage chamber may comprise an insert configured to move axially in response to rotation.
Claims8
A catheter assembly, comprising:
- an external housing, the external housing comprising a filling aperture and a wetting agent storage chamber, the filling aperture being in flow communication with the storage chamber, wherein the filling aperture is configured to allow the catheter assembly to be assembled prior to the storage chamber being filled with wetting agent, wherein the external housing comprises a cap and a main body, and wherein the filling aperture is provided in an external wall of the main body;
- a plug, wherein the filling aperture is configured to receive the plug;
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- an actuator having a drive surface in which a driving element is received, wherein the driving element comprises the plug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.