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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2020
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Michael G. Murray, Ballina, IE;
Horacio Montes De Oca, Ballina, IE;
Gary W. Inglese, Deerfield, IL (US);
Rebecca M. Leece, Bicester, IE;
Darcy R. Balaski, Castlebar, IE;
John T. Clarke, Galway, IE;
John P. O'mahony, Ardnacrusha, IE;
Dmitry Sheremetiev, Oranmore, IE;
Denise Gamblin, Leeds, GB;
Thomas Renehan, Ballina, IE;
Richard J. Meaney, Westport, IE;
Vivienne Mcnulty, Dublin, IE;
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
A reusable urinary catheter (), comprising a catheter tube (), a drainage member (), the proximal end portion of the drainage member being connected to the distal end of the catheter tube, the distal end portion of the drainage member defining a drainage opening (); a collapsible sleeve () surrounding the catheter tube, an introducer attached to the proximal end portion of the sleeve and the distal end portion of the sleeve being attached to the drainage member, the drainage member including channels () in fluid communication with the interior cavity of the sleeve, the channels allowing passage of sterilization fluid into and out of the sleeve; a holder () having a first port () and a second port (), the introducer being releasably attached to the first port and the drainage member being releasable attached to the second port; and a sterilization fluid located within the sleeve.