Male external catheter with absorbent and adhesive
AssigneeRochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C.R. Bard, Inc.
InventorsAnthony J. Conway, Richard D. Fryer, Jr.
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Abstract
The invention relates generally to external urinary catheters for males. More specifically, the invention relates to an external urinary catheter that includes an absorbent material to absorb urinary discharge. The absorbent material can be located in either a distal end of a tubular sheath, or in a receptacle that attached to the distal end of the tubular sheath. The tubular sheath of the external urinary catheter can include a tubular sheath of silicone rubber, wherein the sheath has an inner surface and an outer surface, and a layer of adhesive material directly and non-releasably bonded to the inner surface.
Claims14
An external urinary catheter, comprising:
- a tubular sheath including a closed distal end and an open proximal end;
- a layer of adhesive material non-releasably bonded to a portion of an inner surface of the tubular sheath;
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- an absorbent material positioned distal to the layer of adhesive material wherein the absorbent material is contained within and surrounded by a semi-permeable coverstock.
An external urinary catheter, comprising:
- a tubular sheath including a closed distal end and an open proximal end;
- a layer of adhesive material non-releasably bonded to a portion of an inner surface of the tubular sheath;
- an absorbent material positioned distal to the layer of adhesive material;
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- a receptacle detachably interconnected to the distal end of the tubular sheath, the receptacle defining an interior in which urinary discharge is collected, the absorbent material positioned in the receptacle, wherein the absorbent material is contained within and surrounded by a semi-permeable coverstock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.