# US 8,771,286 B2 · Devices for handling catheter assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,771,286 B2 - Document ID: US8771286B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/103,626 - Filed: 2011-05-09 - Published: 2011-09-01 - Granted: 2014-07-08 - Earliest claimed: 2006-07-17 - Assignees: Adapta Medical, Inc. - Applicants: Jamie Glen House - Inventors: Jamie Glen House - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8771286B2 ## CPC - A61M 25/0662: {Guide tubes} - A61M 25/0017: {specially adapted for long-term hygiene care, e.g. urethral or indwelling catheters to prevent infections} - A61M 25/002: {Packages specially adapted therefor (combined with means for introducing catheters, e.g. dispensers, A61M25/0113); catheter kit packages (for surgical articles A61B50/30)} - A61M 25/0111: {Aseptic insertion devices} - A61B 2017/0042: {with special provisions for gripping} - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract A gripping device for a catheter assembly is disclosed providing enhanced gripping power for the operator of the catheter assembly. The gripping device is situated at the proximal portion of the catheter assembly and the proximal terminus of an external catheter sheath is attached near or to the body of the gripping device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A gripping device for a urinary catheter, the device comprising: a gripping body located at a proximal portion of the urinary catheter, the gripping body attachable to a sheath; and a throughbore in the gripping body, the throughbore guiding a catheter through the gripping body; wherein an operator grasping the gripping body maintains the grasp without slipping along a longitudinal axis of the catheter while moving the catheter through the gripping body. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the gripping body is cylindrically shaped. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the gripping body is conically shaped. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the gripping body is cylindrically shaped with concave lateral portions. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the gripping body is bipyramidal in shape with convex lateral portions. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein a portion of the gripping body is situated internal to the sheath, and an external portion of the gripping body is grippable. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein a distal terminus of the gripping body contains an internal collar to promote gripping and adhesion with a proximal terminus of the sheath. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the gripping body further comprises an adhesive portion for attachment of the sheath. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the gripping body has a surface that is textured or corrugated. ### Claim 10 A urinary catheter assembly, the assembly comprising: a catheter within a surrounding sheath; a body surrounding a proximal end of the catheter, the body attachable to a sheath; a throughbore in the body oriented for catheter guidance; wherein an operator grasping the gripping body maintains the grasp without slipping along a longitudinal axis of the catheter while moving the catheter through the gripping body. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The assembly of claim 10, wherein the body is cylindrically shaped. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The assembly of claim 10, wherein the body is conically shaped. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The assembly of claim 10, wherein the body is cylindrically shaped with concave lateral portions. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The assembly of claim 10, wherein the gripping body is bipyramidal in shape with convex lateral portions. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The assembly of claim 10, wherein the body is textured or corrugated. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The assembly of claim 10, wherein the body further comprises an adhesive portion for attachment of the sheath. ### Claim 17 A method for using a urinary catheter assembly, the urinary catheter assembly including a urinary catheter surrounded substantially by a sheath and proximally by a gripping body and an introducer, the method comprising: grasping the urinary catheter assembly by the sheath with a first hand and the gripping body with a second hand; and sliding, with the first hand, the catheter proximally through the gripping body and the introducer and into the urethral opening; wherein an operator grasping the gripping body maintains the grasp without slipping along a longitudinal axis of the catheter while moving the catheter through the gripping body. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising pulling the catheter from the urethral opening. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the gripping body is textured or corrugated. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the gripping body further comprises an adhesive portion for attachment of the sheath.