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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2018
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Horacio Montes de Oca, Ballina, IE;
James J. Fitzpatrick, Ballina, IE;
Thomas Renehan, Ballina, IE;
Daniel E. O'Brien, Calry, IE;
Adam J. Foley, Swords, IE;
Shamsedin Rostami, South Cambridgeshire, GB;
Enda F. Carter, Galway, IE;
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
A catheter assembly () comprising: a hydrophilic urinary catheter () having a catheter shaft including a proximal insertion end portion () and a distal end portion () having a drainage member (), a collapsible sleeve () defining a compartment () that contains a portion of the catheter shaft, a distal end portion () of the sleeve () being attached to the distal end portion () of the urinary catheter (); an amount of liquid () located within the compartment (); an introducer () located at a proximal end portion () of the sleeve (), the introducer () including a passageway therethrough and a proximal opening for passage of the catheter shaft therethrough; and a removable cap () covering the introducer () wherein the cap () includes an anti-leak element.