Urethral catheter device and method of using

A urethral catheter device consisting essentially of:

• a catheter probe comprising:
• an elongated shaft including:
• an interior side wall;
• an exterior side wall;
• a middle section;
• a proximate end for insertion into a bladder of a patient;
• a distal end comprising a valve for pending outside the bladder of the patient;
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• an internal wall disposed between said interior side wall and said exterior side wall, wherein said internal wall of said shaft defining a lip disposed at the exterior side wall of said shaft, said lip defining a saline outlet disposed in said proximate end of said shaft;
• a drainage lumen defined by said interior side wall of said shaft, said drainage lumen providing fluid communication between said proximate end of said shaft and said distal end of said shaft;
• a drainage inlet comprising a drainage opening defined by said drainage lumen at said proximate end of said shaft, said drainage inlet for receiving urine from the bladder;
• a tapered cone attached to the distal end of said shaft, said cone having a pointed head and a side port drainage outlet, said drainage outlet of said cone in fluid communication with said drainage inlet, said drainage outlet for discharging urine;
• a collar attached to the distal end of said shaft, said collar having an annular interior wall, said interior wall of said collar having two ridges defining an annular channel disposed around said interior wall of said collar;
• an elongated protuberance attached to said middle section of said shaft, said protuberance including:
• a distal end, comprising a valve, said distal end attached to said middle section of said shaft;
• a proximate end;
• an inner side wall, said inner side wall of said protuberance connected to said internal wall of said shaft;
• and
• an outer side wall;
• a saline inlet defined by said inner side wall of said protuberance, said saline inlet disposed at said proximate end of said protuberance, said saline inlet for receiving saline;
• a saline lumen defined by said internal wall of said shaft and said inner side wall of said protuberance, said saline lumen in fluid communications with said saline inlet of said protuberance and said saline outlet of said shaft;
• a sheath circumferentially attached around said proximate end of said shaft, said sheath defining a void space between said sheath and said proximate end of said shaft, said void space in fluid communications with saline outlet disposed of said shaft, wherein when said void space is empty then said sheath is collapsed around said proximate end of said shaft, when said void space is filled with saline then said sheath expands into a donut shaped balloon, said drainage inlet disposed outside of said balloon;
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• a fluid lock pivotally attached to said proximate end of said protuberance, said fluid lock is in fluid communications with said saline inlet, when said fluid lock is turned in a given direction then said fluid lock is placed in an open position so that said saline inlet is in fluid communications with the surrounding environment of the device, when said fluid lock is rotated in an opposite direction relative to said given direction then said fluid lock is in a closed position wherein said saline inlet is not in fluid communications with the surrounding environment of the device;
• at least one receiving unit attachable to said probe, each receiving unit of said at least one receiving unit comprising:
• a sterile membrane;
• a sleeve attached to said membrane, said sleeve having
• rim attached to said membrane;
• an annular outside wall, said annular outside wall having an annular ring attached around said outside wall, said annular outside wall is proportioned to slidably insert within said collar of said distal end of said shaft, said ring of said outside wall of said sleeve is shaped to slidably lock within said annular channel disposed around said interior wall of said collar of said distal end of said shaft, wherein when said sleeve is inserted within said collar of said distal end of said shaft then said membrane is punctured with said pointed head of said cone of said shaft;
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• an annular inside wall, said annular inside wall defining a urine collection inlet;
• and
• a collection bag attached to the sleeve, said collection bag in fluid communications with said urine collection inlet of said sleeve;
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• at least one cap, each cap of said at least one cap is attached to said outside wall of said sleeve of each receiving unit of said at least one receiving unit, wherein said sterile membrane of each receiving unit of said at least one receiving unit is disposed between said cap and said rim of said sleeve.

A method of using a urethral catheter device, said method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining the device comprising:
• a catheter probe comprising:
• an elongated shaft including:
• an interior side wall;
• an exterior side wall;
• a middle section;
• a proximate end for insertion into a bladder of a patient;
• a distal end having a valve therein;
• and
• an internal wall disposed between the interior side wall and the exterior side wall, wherein the internal wall of the shaft defining a lip disposed at the exterior side wall of the shaft, the lip defining a saline outlet disposed in the proximate end of the shaft;
• a drainage lumen defined by the interior side wall of the shaft, the drainage lumen providing fluid communication between the proximate end of the shaft and the distal end of the shaft;
• a drainage inlet comprising a drainage opening defined by the drainage lumen at the proximate end of the shaft, the drainage inlet for receiving urine from the bladder;
• a tapered cone attached to the distal end of the shaft, the cone having a pointed head and a side port drainage outlet, the drainage outlet of the cone in fluid communication with the drainage inlet, the drainage outlet for discharging urine;
• a collar attached to the distal end of the shaft, the collar having an annular interior wall, the interior wall of the collar having two ridges defining an annular channel disposed around the interior wall of the collar;
• an elongated protuberance attached to the middle section of the shaft, the protuberance including:
• a distal end, the distal end of the protuberance having a valve therein and attached to the middle section of the shaft;
• a proximate end;
• an inner side wall, the inner side wall of the protuberance connected to the internal wall of the shaft;
• and
• an outer side wall;
• a saline inlet defined by the inner side wall of the protuberance, the saline inlet disposed at the proximate end of the protuberance, the saline inlet for receiving saline;
• a saline lumen defined by the internal wall of the shaft and the inner side wall of the protuberance, the saline lumen in fluid communications with the saline inlet of the protuberance and the saline outlet of the shaft;
• a sheath circumferentially attached around the proximate end of the shaft, the sheath defining a void space between the sheath and the proximate end of the shaft, the void space in fluid communications with saline outlet disposed of the shaft, wherein when the void space is empty then the sheath is collapsed around the proximate end of the shaft, when the void space is filled with saline then the sheath expands into a donut shaped balloon, the drainage inlet disposed outside of the balloon;
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• a fluid lock pivotally attached to the proximate end of the protuberance, the fluid lock is in fluid communications with the saline inlet, when the fluid lock is turned in a given direction then the fluid lock is placed in an open position so that the saline inlet is in fluid communications with the surrounding environment of the device, when the fluid lock is rotated in an opposite direction relative to the given direction then the fluid lock is in a closed position wherein the saline inlet is not in fluid communications with the surrounding environment of the device;
• at least one receiving unit attachable to the probe, each receiving unit of the at least one receiving unit comprising:
• a sterile membrane;
• a sleeve attached to the membrane, the sleeve having
• rim attached to the membrane;
• an annular outside wall, the annular outside wall having an annular ring attached around the outside wall, the annular outside wall is proportioned to slidably insert within the collar of the distal end of the shaft, the ring of the outside wall of the sleeve is shaped to slidably lock within the annular channel disposed around the interior wall of the collar of the distal end of the shaft, wherein when the sleeve is inserted within the collar of the distal end of the shaft then the membrane is punctured with the pointed head of the cone of the shaft;
• and
• an annular inside wall, the annular inside wall defining a urine collection inlet;
• and
• a collection bag attached to the sleeve, the collection bag in fluid communications with the urine collection inlet of the sleeve;
• and
• a cap attached to the outside wall of the sleeve of each receiving unit of the at least one receiving unit, wherein the sterile membrane of each receiving unit of the at least one receiving unit is disposed between the cap and the rim of the sleeve;
• holding with a hand onto a penis of the patient;
• lubricating the proximate end of the shaft of the probe with a gel;
• aligning the lubricated proximate end of the shaft of the probe with the external urethral orifice of the held penis of the patient;
• inserting the lubricated proximate end of the shaft of the probe into the external urethral orifice of the held penis of the patient;
• slipping the lubricated proximate end of the shaft of the probe through the urethra of the held penis of the patient;
• forcing the lubricated proximate end of the shaft of the probe through the prostate gland of the patient;
• positioning the lubricated proximate end of the shaft of the probe in the bladder of the patient;
• releasing with the hand from the penis of the patient;
• turning the fluid lock in the given direction so that the fluid lock is placed in the open position;
• injecting about five to ten milliliters of saline into the saline inlet when the fluid lock is placed in the open position so that the sheath is allowed to expand into the donut shaped balloon when the
• lubricated proximate end of the shaft of the probe is positioned in the bladder of the patient;
• twisting the fluid lock in the opposite direction relative to the given direction so that the fluid lock is placed in the closed position, said twisting step performed subsequent to said injecting step;
• removing away the cap from the outside wall of the sleeve of the receiving unit;
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• sliding the sleeve within the collar of the distal end of the shaft, so that the ring of the outside wall of the sleeve locks within the annular channel disposed around the interior wall of the collar of the distal end of the shaft, wherein said pointed head of said tapered cone punctures the membrane, thereby establishing a fluid communications between the drainage inlet at the proximate end of the shaft with the collection bag of the receiving unit.