Hollister, Inc.

Novate Medical Limited

Jerome A Henry

Adam J Foley

William Kirwan Arnold

Denise Gamblin

Malford E Cullum

David Hannon

Michael G Murray

Horacio Montes De Oca Balderas

Brendan Joseph Heneghan

Donald V Matesi

Stephen Collum

Ruchi Seth

Paul Gilson

Steven Horan

Christina Augustyn

John T Clarke

Karl Keating

Jacqueline O'Gorman

Shamsedin Rostami

Enda F Carter

Shane Molloy

Aidan Dominic Goggin

Martin McMenamin

Jeanne E Lee

David L Doerschner

George J Cisko

Barbara J Kearns

Seamus T Kavanagh

Robert A Greynolds

Thomas Renehan

Shane O'Malley

Mary L Glennon

Colin Conlon

Stephen King

Martin Bruggemann

Padraig M O'flynn

Martin Mcmenamin

Scott Eric Liddle

Padraig M O'Flynn

James J Fitzpatrick

Richard Meaney

John Francis Hannan

Mitchell J Weinstein

Martin T Moran

Ronan O'Connor

Maitreyee Mittal

Anthony Scott Culbreth

Peng Lin

Keith Hobert Gausmann

Mark Liddle

Shane O'malley

Padraig M O'FLYNN

Malford E Callum

Medical devices that are flushable in a standard toilet are disclosed. The medical devices are made at least in part of material that when introduced into water (of a toilet) disintegrate and/or fragment or are fragmentable before or after introduction into water such that they can be easily carried by the water through the disposal system. At least a portion of the device is intended for insertion into a patient or subject wherein the body-insertable portion retains its structural integrity while in use but is fragmentable once outside the body and exposed to a selected condition.

Flushable disintegration catheter

A protective sleeve for a urinary catheter includes a sleeve configured to extend over an outer surface of the urinary catheter shaft from a proximal insertion end of the catheter shaft to a distal end of the catheter shaft. The protective sleeve includes a protective sleeve tip defining the proximal end portion of the sleeve. The sleeve and the protective sleeve tip are of a single unitary construction and the sleeve and protective sleeve tip are formed of the same thin, flexible film. The protective sleeve tips has a first pre-use configuration when a proximal insertion end of the catheter is not within the protective sleeve tip wherein the protective sleeve tip is in a collapsed state, and a second configuration when a proximal insertion end of a urinary catheter is inserted into the protective sleeve tip, in the second configuration the protective sleeve tip being in an extended state that is configured to cover the proximal insertion end of the urinary catheter shaft and the thin, flexible film conforms to and is supported by the proximal insertion end of the urinary catheter for insertion of the protective sleeve tip into the urethral opening.

Catheter assembly having protective sleeve tip

An adjustable bowel treatment arm () features a telescoping shaft () having a proximal end and a distal end. A handle () is secured to the distal end of the telescoping shaft, while a pivot junction () positioned at the proximal end of the telescoping shaft. A stem has a proximal end and a distal end, where the distal end of the stem is attached to the pivot junction. A head () is attached to the proximal end of the stem.

Adjustable bowel treatment arm

A system for performing irrigation of a body cavity includes a reservoir containing an irrigation liquid, a catheter and a controller. The catheter is configured to be at least partially inserted into the body cavity and has a flushing passage, a drain passage and a retention balloon. A waste drain valve is in fluid communication with the drain passage of the catheter and is movable between a closed configuration, where waste is retained within the drain passage, and an open configuration where waste flows through the drain passage. The controller is in fluid communication with the reservoir and the catheter, and has a pump and a valve assembly. The valve assembly is changeable between configurations where, when the pump is actuated, irrigation liquid is pumped from the reservoir to the retention balloon, from the reservoir to the flushing passage of the catheter and from the retention balloon to the reservoir.

Body cavity irrigation integrated manual controller and pump device, system and method

Components for use in hollow organ irrigation systems are provided, including collapsible and expandable liquid reservoirs, self-supporting liquid containers for liquid reservoirs, and retaining elements for rectal catheters, which may be inflatable or un-inflatable.

Hollow organ irrigation systems

An intermittent urinary catheter assembly () comprises a catheter tube () having a proximal insertion end () and a distal end () remote from the proximal insertion end and a lumen () which extends from at or near the proximal insertion end to the distal end for draining urine from a human bladder. The intermittent urinary catheter assembly includes a urine discharge sleeve () associated with the discharge opening () of the catheter tube, and the urine discharge sleeve has a compact stowed configuration and is extendable into a deployed configuration for directing urine flow. Alternatively, an adapter assembly (&#x2033;) comprises a fitting or nipple (&#x2033;) having a urine passageway for insertion into a funnel (&#x2033;) associated with a urine discharge end of an intermittent urinary catheter, and a discharge funnel (&#x2033;) associated with the fitting or nipple, and an extendable urine discharge sleeve (&#x2033;) within the discharge funnel.

Intermittent urinary catheter assembly and an adapter assembly for intermittent urinary catheter

A trans anal irrigation device that can be used on a bed. The device includes a rectal catheter connected to an irrigation fluid supply. A waste collection bag is also connected to the catheter. The catheter may be insertable in a seat attached to a fluid supply line. A valve in one of the catheter or seat selectably allows or prevents fluid communication between the catheter and a waste collection bag. The catheter may include an inflationless cuff made of a flexible material that permits it to be inserted in the rectum to prevent leakage around the exterior of the catheter.

Trans anal irrigation platform with bed module

A device for performing transanal irrigation includes an elongated neck having a proximal end and a flushing liquid channel passing therethrough. In a system including the device, the flushing liquid channel communicates with a source of flushing liquid. An insert is positioned on the proximal end of the neck of the device and is inserted into a body cavity of a user. The insert has a flushing liquid opening that is in fluid communication with the flushing liquid channel of the neck. A control housing is connected to the neck of the device and contains a pump. Pressurized flushing liquid flows through the device channel and exits through the flushing liquid opening of the insert when the pump is activated. A pair of support arms are attached to the device neck and rest on a sitting user's legs with the insert positioned below a body cavity of the user.

Transanal irrigation device and system

A collapsible liquid reservoir has a flexible side wall having a lower step, a middle step and an upper step. Each of the steps includes a riser segment and a tread segment. The riser and tread segments are pivotably connected to one another at an external hinge. When the step is collapsed its segments define an acute step angle between them of about 23&#xb0;. When the step is expanded its segments define an obtuse step angle between them of about 115&#xb0;. The tread of at least one step is pivotably connected to the riser of an adjacent step at an internal hinge. The step segments joined to the internal hinge are symmetrical about a bisector of that hinge. The reservoir has a truncated pyramid shape defined by a generally square base and four trapezoidal side panels joined to one another at corners.

Collapsible liquid reservoir

A vascular filter device () comprises a plurality of filter elements () which are movable from a capturing position to an open position upon elapse of a predetermined period of time. In the capturing position the filter elements () are configured to capture thrombus passing through the inferior vena cava. In the open position the filter elements () are configured to facilitate unrestricted blood flow. The filter elements () are biased towards the open position. The filter () comprises a holder member () to temporarily hold the filter elements () in the capturing position until elapse of the predetermined period of time. The holder member () comprises a biostable wire element () which extends through an opening () in each filter element (), and a biodegradable/bioabsorbable stop element (). Upon biodegrading/bioabsorbing of the stop element (), the filter elements () are free to move from the capturing position to the open position.

Vascular filter device

A trans-anal irrigation (TAI) device has a pump base unit, an irrigation fluid reservoir, a wireless electronic controller, fluid tubing, and a disposable rectal catheter in fluid communication with the tubing. The rectal catheter has a retention balloon and a waste control valve. The fluid tubing contains two or three separate lumens for irrigation fluid and retention balloon inflation/deflation and optionally for waste control valve actuation. None of the lumens ever communicates with any other lumen. A hydraulic control circuit has a pump that pumps in one direction only but, with suitable control valves, is able to pump water to and from the retention balloon and to and from an optional waste control valve. A water temperature sensor is mounted in the pump base unit at a thin-wall section. The temperature sensor sends a signal to a controller which provides an indication of whether the water temperature is suitable for use.

Wireless electronic pump design for a body cavity irrigation device

A controller for a body cavity irrigation system, where the system features a reservoir containing an irrigation liquid and a catheter, includes a housing with a dial attached to the housing and movable between positions corresponding to stages of a body cavity irrigation procedure. The controller is in communication with an electromechanical pump and at least one electromechanical valve that are in fluid communication with the reservoir and the catheter so that the electromechanical pump and at least one electromechanical valve are configured to perform a stage of the body cavity irrigation procedure corresponding to the selected dial position.

Body cavity irrigation system controller

A fecal collection device includes a barrel with a waste drain conduit attached thereto. A drain opening is defined between passages of the barrel and the waste drain conduit. An irrigation conduit is connected to a source of lavage liquid. A trocar plug has a tapered distal end and moves between insertion, irrigation and flushing positions within the barrel passage. When in the insertion position, the tapered distal end of the trocar plug extends from the distal end of the barrel. When in the irrigation position, the irrigation conduit may provide lavage liquid to the barrel passage while the trocar plug covers a majority of the drain opening. When in a flushing position, the trocar plug covers less of the drain opening than when the trocar plug is in the irrigation position.

Fecal collection device, system and method

Controller with a user interface

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Castlebar, Ireland

Jerome A Henry