US 2023/0414807 A1 · Reusable Urinary Intermittent Catheter

Abstract

A cleaning-disinfecting system may be utilized for one or both of cleaning and/or disinfecting medical devices. The cleaning-disinfecting system may be a portable battery-powered medical device washer-disinfector. The systems, devices, or methods may be specifically designed for use at home or other contexts and can wash and disinfect single or multiple medical devices simultaneously. The cleaning-disinfecting system may automatically reprocess medical devices placed within the cleaning-disinfecting system. The cleaning-disinfecting system may store medical devices after reprocessing without exposing the medical devices to potential contamination from the environment.

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Dependent claims

A reusable urinary intermittent catheter comprising:

a catheter tube configured to be inserted into a male or female urethral tract to facilitate drainage of urine from a bladder into a receptacle;
a funnel connected to the catheter tube that is configured to interface with a medical device washer-disinfector for reprocessing;
an insertion sleeve that surrounds the catheter tube with a non-pathogen-or-soil-transmissive material that is connected to the funnel;
an insertion aid comprised of an introducer tip that shields the reusable intermittent urinary catheter from contact with pathogens and an interface for mounting into the medical device washer-disinfector;
and
one or more near-field communication (NFC) tags embedded in the reusable intermittent urinary catheter that contain authentication information and validate the authentication information and usage information, wherein the usage information includes number of reprocessing cycles completed.

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A reusable urinary intermittent catheter comprising:

a catheter tube configured to be inserted into a male or female urethral tract to facilitate drainage of urine from a bladder into a receptacle;
a funnel connected to the catheter tube that is configured to interface with a medical device washer-disinfector for reprocessing;
an insertion sleeve that surrounds the catheter tube with a non-pathogen-or-soil-transmissive material that is connected to the funnel;
an insertion aid comprised of an introducer tip that shields the reusable intermittent urinary catheter from contact with pathogens and an interface for mounting into the medical device washer-disinfector;
and
one or more channels in either the funnel or the insertion aid to allow reprocessing fluids to circulate throughout the reusable urinary intermittent catheter, including in an annular space between the catheter tube and the insertion sleeve, wherein the one or more channels are located in both a proximal end and a distal end of the reusable intermittent urinary catheter to allow the reprocessing fluids to circulate throughout the reusable urinary intermittent catheter, including in the annular space between the catheter tube and the insertion sleeve.

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A reusable urinary intermittent catheter comprising:

a catheter tube configured to be inserted into a male or female urethral tract to facilitate drainage of urine from a bladder into a receptacle;
a funnel connected to the catheter tube that is configured to interface with a medical device washer-disinfector for reprocessing;
an insertion sleeve that surrounds the catheter tube with a non-pathogen-or-soil-transmissive material that is connected to the funnel;
an insertion aid comprised of an introducer tip that shields the reusable intermittent urinary catheter from contact with pathogens and an interface for mounting into the medical device washer-disinfector;
and
a Council-tip to allow fluid flow into and out of the reusable urinary intermittent catheter without dead-ended flow.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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