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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Inventors:
Shamsedin Rostami, South Cambridgeshire, GB;
Adam J. Foley, Swords, IE;
John T. Clarke, Galway, IE;
Horacio Montes de Oca Balderas, Ballina, IE;
Enda F. Carter, Ballina, IE;
Jerome A. Henry, Castlebar, IE;
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 ...
A61L 29/041 (2013.01); A61L 29/04 (2013.01); A61L 29/14 (2013.01); A61M 25/0017 (2013.01); A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); A61L 2400/10 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flushable catheter assembly that includes at least one shrinkable portion that shrinks from a first configuration to a second compact configuration to reduce the size of the catheter assembly for passage through the sewer system. The flushable catheter may also be made from a water disintegratable polymer that dissolves, degrades or hydrolyzes while within the sewer system.