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US 2012/0239005 A1Published application
Catheter grip and method
AssigneeRochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc.
InventorsAnthony J. Conway, Patrick H. McLeod, Sarah L. Grinde, Jeremy M. Wiste
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Abstract
The present invention includes an apparatus for gripping a catheter and methods employing it. The catheter grip can be configured to surround a shaft of a catheter and allow a person to manipulate the catheter without the person touching the insertable length of the catheter. The method includes grasping the gripping apparatus for removing the catheter from its package and for inserting the catheter into an urethra.
Claims8
A catheter grip, comprising:
- a generally tubular body:
- comprising a first end and a second end,
- defining a through bore, and
- configured to slidably engage the shaft of a urinary catheter;
- the generally tubular body having a larger diameter at the first end and at the second end than at its middle.
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A system comprising a urinary catheter and a catheter grip;
- the catheter grip comprising:
- a generally tubular body:
- comprising a first end and a second end,
- defining a through bore, and
- configured to slidably engage the shaft of a urinary catheter;
- the generally tubular body having a larger diameter at the first end and at the second end than at its middle.
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A method comprising:
- gripping a catheter grip on a shaft of a urinary catheter and positioned proximal an outlet end of the urinary catheter;
- removing the urinary catheter from a package;
- moving the catheter grip toward the insertable end of the urinary catheter;
- holding the catheter grip and inserting the insertable end of the urinary catheter into a subject's urethra;
- wherein the catheter grip comprises:
- a generally tubular body:
- comprising a first end and a second end,
- defining a through bore, and
- configured to slidably engage the shaft of a urinary catheter;
- the generally tubular body having a larger diameter at the first end and at the second end than at its middle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.