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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Inventors:
Adel M. Sadik, Fox River Grove, IL (US);
Joel D. Shutt, Gurnee, IL (US);
Seamus T. Kavanagh, Libertyville, IL (US);
Moh-Ching Oliver Chang, Lake In The Hills, IL (US);
Bettakeri S. Udayakumar, Darien, IL (US);
Eric J. Beckemeyer, Greyslake, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61L 29/04 (2006.01); A61L 29/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0043 (2013.01); A61L 29/041 (2013.01); A61L 29/146 (2013.01); A61L 29/148 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0054 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0065 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1096 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flushable catheter having an outer wall defining an inner conduit and an inner core member positioned within the inner conduit. The inner core being made from flushable materials, which are preferably degradable water soluble materials such that the inner core degrades as urine or water pass through the inner conduit defined by the outer wall.