Urinary catheter having palpitatable valve and balloon and method for making same

A urinary catheter for use by a person having a urethra with an orifice, said urinary catheter comprising:

• a body member, said body member being at least partially received within the urethra of the person;
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• a retaining member, said retaining member being mounted on said body member and movable between a first position and a second position, said retaining member having a surface closely confronting the orifice of the urethra when said retaining member is moved to said second position, at least a portion of said retaining member being received within the orifice of the urethra when said retaining member is at said second position.

In a urinary catheter for use by a person having a bladder to control the flow of urine from said bladder, said urinary catheter including a catheter body, a lumen, a palpitatable valve connected to said catheter body in fluid communication with said lumen such that said person selectively manipulates said valve between a closed position and an open position to void said urine from said bladder through said lumen, said palpitatable valve including a valve element defining an opening extending entirely therethrough and disposed in fluid communication with said lumen, said valve element being generally deformable when said person selectively manipulates said valve such that said valve opening permits said flow of urine through said opening, the improvement comprising:

• a clip member, said clip member being selectively engaged on the palpitatable valve by the person to deform the valve element and maintain the valve element in a deformed configuration such that the valve permits the flow of urine through the opening of the valve element, the valve element returning to an undeformed configuration when said clip member is selectively disengaged from the palpitatable valve by the person such that the valve prevents the flow of urine through the opening of the valve element.