Catheter assembly valve system
AssigneeColoplast A/S
InventorsAllan Tanghoj, Lars Bogelund Jensen
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Abstract
The present invention is a catheter assembly with a catheter and a package for a catheter. The package and catheter is provided with a seal restricting passage of fluid between the package and the catheter. The assembly allows the catheter to be used without complete removal from the package. During urination, the assembly prevents urine to flow from the outlet of the catheter and back through the package in a direction towards the user of the catheter. The seal allows the catheter to be dispensed from the package while the sealing is maintained and the assembly thus allows non-contaminated insertion and use of the catheter while the catheter is partly maintained in the package.
Claims20
A catheter assembly allowing for non-contaminated insertion of a catheter into a urinary canal, said assembly comprising:
- a catheter defining a conduit between a proximal end adapted for insertion into a body opening of an individual and an opposite distal end,
- a package having a hose with a cavity for accommodation of the catheter and, in a proximal end of the package, an opening for dispensing the proximal end of the catheter from the package, and
- sealing means adapted to provide a substantially liquid tight seal between the catheter package and the urinary catheter, while the catheter is being dispensed from the package.
An assembly according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the distal end of the package is connected to a reservoir for accommodation of a liquid substance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.