Catheter assembly
OwnerOliver Pfleger, Daniel Allen +3inventors
InventorsOliver Pfleger, Daniel Allen, Jan Uhl'ar, Lukasz Natkaniec, Phillip Emrich
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Abstract
An intermittent catheter assembly that has a catheter having a proximal end for insertion into the body and a distal end; and a fluid collection bag arranged to receive fluid from the distal end of the catheter, wherein the fluid collection bag comprises a hand strap. The hand strap may comprise two ends, each end being attached to the fluid collection bag at substantially the same position on the fluid collection bag.
Claims29
An intermittent catheter assembly comprising:
- a catheter having a proximal end for insertion into the body and a distal end;
- and a fluid collection bag arranged to receive fluid from the distal end of the catheter, wherein the fluid collection bag comprises a hand strap.
An intermittent catheter assembly according to any preceding, wherein the hand strap is arranged at an opposite end of the fluid collection bag to an outlet.
An intermittent catheter assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the hand strap is joined to the bag by a weld.
An intermittent catheter assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the hand strap is no more than 18 cm long.
An intermittent catheter assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the hand strap is at least 4 cm long.
An intermittent catheter assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the hand strap has a length equal to at least 50% of the length of the fluid collection bag.
An intermittent catheter assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the size of hand strap is fixed.
An intermittent catheter assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the hand strap has a width of at least 0.5 cm.
An intermittent catheter assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the hand strap has a width of no more than 5 cm.
An intermittent catheter assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the width of the hand strap is constant along its entire length.
An intermittent catheter assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the hand strap comprises two ends, each end being attached to the fluid collection bag at substantially the same position on the fluid collection bag.
An intermittent catheter assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the fluid collection bag comprises an outlet arranged on a front panel and toward the base of the fluid collection bag.
An intermittent catheter assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the catheter is no more than 50 cm long.
An intermittent catheter assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the catheter is formed of a polyolefin material, preferably polyethylene and/or polypropylene.
An intermittent catheter assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the intermittent catheter is formed of a thermoplastic elastomeric material.
An intermittent catheter assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein at least 10% of the surface of the fluid collection bag is opaque.
An intermittent catheter assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the fluid collection bag comprises an outlet valve configured to control release of fluid out of the fluid collection bag in use, the outlet valve comprising:
- a valve base attached to a panel of the fluid collection bag, the valve base comprising a base opening for receiving a liquid output from the fluid collection bag;
- and an outlet element configured to be laterally rotatable relative to the valve base from a closed configuration to an open configuration.
A method of manufacturing an intermittent catheter assembly comprising the steps of providing a catheter having a proximal end for insertion into the body and a distal end;
- and a fluid collection bag, arranging the fluid collection bag to receive fluid from the distal end of the catheter, wherein the fluid collection bag comprises a hand strap.
A method of unpackaging a packaged intermittent catheter assembly, the packaged catheter assembly comprising a catheter having a proximal end for insertion into the body and a distal end;
- and a fluid collection bag arranged to receive fluid from the distal end of the catheter, wherein the fluid collection bag comprises a hand strap, further wherein the catheter and fluid collection bag are arranged within a pouch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.