Hollister, Inc.

Gary W Inglese

Michael G Murray

Horacio Montes De Oca

John T Clarke

Malford E Cullum

Denise Gamblin

John P O'Mahony

Thomas Renehan

Richard Meaney

Dmitry Sheremetiev

Vivienne McNulty

Rory Grogan

Darcy R Balaski

Rebecca M Leece

Richard J Meaney

John P O'MAHONY

Vivienne Mcnulty

Sean Mcnulty

Padraig M O'FLYNN

Dean W Hacker

David J Farrell

Paul O'MALLEY

Jerome A Henry

Martin Mcmenamin

John P O'mahony

Reusable catheter products () are provided for storing, transporting, and sterilizing reusable urinary catheters. The products include a case () comprising a proximal section (), a middle section (), and a distal section (). The case includes a cavity () configured to receive a catheter (); the cavity includes a hydration fluid (). The catheter comprises a distal end, a proximal end and a tubular section therebetween and includes a hydrophilic coating. When the catheter is inserted into the case, the hydration fluid sterilizes and lubricates the catheter.

Reusable urinary catheter products

A reusable urinary catheter (), comprising a catheter tube (), a drainage member (), the proximal end portion of the drainage member being connected to the distal end of the catheter tube, the distal end portion of the drainage member defining a drainage opening (); a collapsible sleeve () surrounding the catheter tube, an introducer attached to the proximal end portion of the sleeve and the distal end portion of the sleeve being attached to the drainage member, the drainage member including channels () in fluid communication with the interior cavity of the sleeve, the channels allowing passage of sterilization fluid into and out of the sleeve; a holder () having a first port () and a second port (), the introducer being releasably attached to the first port and the drainage member being releasable attached to the second port; and a sterilization fluid located within the sleeve.

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Deerfield, IL, United States of America

Gary W Inglese