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Peter F Douglas

Emily Ho

Arpita Banerjee

Rajkumar Palanivel

Kiran Padmakumari Devapalan

Michael C Mochahari

Gopinath Ravindranath

Vinu J Zachariah

Muthamizhselvan Muthusamy

Arvind Mathivathanan

Sanjeeb K Behera

A catheter is provided with a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a plurality of drainage eyes disposed at a junction between the distal portion and the proximal portion. The distal portion includes a tip, a plurality of elongated ribs, and a plurality of external flow paths. The proximal portion includes an internal lumen and a proximal end. The plurality of drainage eyes communicate with the plurality of external flow paths and the internal lumen.

Clean intermittent catheter having external flow paths

A valve having a valve body with a first end, a second end, a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end, and an inclined sliding surface having a longitudinal slot therein. The valve also includes a tubular member with walls defining a passageway extending through the valve body from the first end to the second end; and a slidable member mounted on the valve body and moveable between a first position and a second position. The slidable member is adapted to urge walls of the tubular member towards mutual contact when moved from the first position to the second position.

Catheter valve and methods of using same

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Peter F Douglas