Devices for Handling Catheter Assembly
AssigneeAdapta Medical, Inc.
InventorJamie Glen House
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Abstract
A gripping device for a catheter assembly is disclosed providing enhanced gripping power for the operator of the catheter assembly. The gripping device is situated at the proximal portion of the catheter assembly and the proximal terminus of an external catheter sheath is attached near or to the body of the gripping device.
Claims20
A gripping device for a urinary catheter, the device comprising:
- a gripping body located at a proximal portion of the urinary catheter, the gripping body attachable to a sheath;
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- a throughbore in the gripping body, the throughbore guiding a catheter through the gripping body;
- wherein an operator grasping the gripping body maintains the grasp without slipping along a longitudinal axis of the catheter while moving the catheter through the gripping body.
A urinary catheter assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a catheter within a surrounding sheath;
- a body surrounding a proximal end of the catheter, the body attachable to a sheath;
- a throughbore in the body oriented for catheter guidance;
- wherein an operator grasping the gripping body maintains the grasp without slipping along a longitudinal axis of the catheter while moving the catheter through the gripping body.
A method for using a urinary catheter assembly, the urinary catheter assembly including a urinary catheter surrounded substantially by a sheath and proximally by a gripping body and an introducer, the method comprising:
- grasping the urinary catheter assembly by the sheath with a first hand and the gripping body with a second hand;
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- sliding, with the first hand, the catheter proximally through the gripping body and the introducer and into the urethral opening;
- wherein an operator grasping the gripping body maintains the grasp without slipping along a longitudinal axis of the catheter while moving the catheter through the gripping body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.