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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2021
Convatec Limited, Flintshire, GB;
Andrew Kendrick, Cheshire, GB;
Julie Lambrethsen, Cheshire, GB;
Oliver Walter Pfleger, Merseyside, GB;
Michal Weber, Cheshire, GB;
CONVATEC LIMITED, Flintshire, GB;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a catheter. The catheterincludes a catheter tubehaving a tip endand a distal end, with the distal endbeing coupled to or forming at least part of a funnelfor discharging fluid from within the catheter tube. A sleeveis provided about the catheter tubewhich is coupled at an end thereof to the funneland extends towards the tip endof the catheter tube. The catheteradditionally includes a wetting mechanismwhich is integrally formed with the funneland includes a holding chamberand a fluid outletoperable to allow fluidfrom within the holding chamberto be released within the sleevefor wetting an outer surface of the catheter tube