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US 8,998,882 B2Granted
Enhanced pre-wetted intermittent catheter with lubricious coating
AssigneeC. R. Bard, Inc.
InventorsTracey E. Knapp, Vasu Nishtala
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a packaged urinary catheter. The catheter includes a conduit having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end includes at least one aperture for receiving urine from the bladder. The catheter is contained within a sleeve having a length, a width, and a size configured to receive the catheter. According to one embodiment, the catheter and the sleeve may be arranged in a helical coil. The outer surface of the catheter may have a lubricious and/or an antimicrobial coating.
Claims20
A packaged urinary catheter, comprising:
- a conduit having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end comprises at least one aperture for receiving urine from the bladder;
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- a sleeve having a length, a width, and a size configured to receive the conduit, and wherein the sleeve surrounds substantially the entire length of the conduit;
- wherein the conduit and the sleeve are arranged in a helical coil, and wherein the shape of the helical coil is maintained by portions of the sleeve being releasably fixed together along at least a portion of the length of the sleeve.
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A packaged urinary catheter, comprising:
- a synthetic polyisoprene conduit having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end comprises at least one aperture for receiving urine from the bladder;
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- a sleeve having a length, and a width, and a size configured to receive the conduit, and wherein the sleeve surrounds substantially the entire length of the conduit;
- wherein the conduit and the sleeve are arranged in a helical coil, and wherein the shape of the helical coil is maintained by portions of the sleeve being releasably fixed together along at least a portion of the length of the sleeve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.