Urinary catheter and methods of manufacture

A catheter comprising:

• a shaft having a proximal region and a distal region, the distal region terminating in a tip;
• a balloon located at a distal end of the shaft;
• an inflation opening located in the distal region of the shaft, the inflation opening communicating with an inflation lumen of the shaft;
• a connection tube located in the distal region of the shaft, the connection tube communicating with the inflation opening and the interior of the balloon;
• wherein the connection tube protrudes from the inflation opening and protrudes into the interior of the balloon.

A method for manufacturing a catheter comprising:

• providing a shaft having a proximal region and a distal region, the distal region terminating in a tip, a drainage opening located in the distal region of the shaft, the drainage opening communicating with a drainage lumen of the shaft and an inflation opening located in the distal region of the shaft, the inflation opening communicating with an inflation lumen of the shaft;
• providing a connection tube;
• securing the connection tube inside the inflation opening;
• providing an elastic-walled conduit having an access opening to the interior thereof;
• securing the access opening of the conduit around the connection tube.