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US 2016/0008570 A1Published application
Catheter add-on and methods of producing and using same
AssigneeAndrophin Medical Ltd.
InventorsYaniv GLOZMAN, Roey GIBOR, Yonatan ASSOULINE
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising: (a) a main body adapted to engage and retain a catheter therein at a fixed point relative to the catheter length; and (b) a cutting mechanism adapted to sever said catheter in response to a pre-defined threshold force applied along the length of the catheter.
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An apparatus comprising:
- (a) a main body adapted to engage and retain a catheter therein at a fixed point relative to the catheter length;
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- (b) a cutting mechanism adapted to sever said catheter in response to a pre-defined threshold force applied along the length of the catheter.
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A method comprising:
- (a) fashioning a main body including engagement and retention components sized to accommodate a portion of a catheter length;
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- (b) installing a cutting mechanism within said main body.
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A method of treatment comprising:
- (a) inserting an in-dwelling urinary catheter into a bladder of a patient via the urethra;
- (b) inflating 411 and 14 amended to remove multiple dependence a balloon at the end of the catheter in the bladder;
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- (c) installing an apparatus comprising a cutting mechanism responsive to a pre-defined threshold force applied along the length of the catheter at a point on the catheter adjacent to the urethra. 4,10,
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.