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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Inventors:
Barbara J. Kearns, Balla, IE;
Martin P. Creaven, Ballina, IE;
David A. Knauz, Riverwoods, IL (US);
Daniel A. March, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hollister Incorporated, Inc., Libertyville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2013.01); A61M 25/002 (2013.01); A61M 25/0111 (2013.01); A61M 25/0113 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0216 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1096 (2013.01);
Abstract
An applicator for gripping a urinary catheter. The applicator includes a body having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending therethrough for receiving a catheter. The body includes at least one projection disposed within the lumen which contacts the catheter shaft to resist movement of the body along the catheter shaft.