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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2020
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Michael G. Murray, Ballina, IE;
Horacio Montes De Oca, Ballina, IE;
Malford E. Cullum, Grayslake, IL (US);
Gary W. Inglese, Deerfield, IL (US);
Rory Grogan, Dublin, IE;
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
Reusable catheter products () are provided for storing, transporting, and sterilizing reusable urinary catheters. The products include a case () comprising a proximal section (), a middle section (), and a distal section (). The case includes a cavity () configured to receive a catheter (); the cavity includes a hydration fluid (). The catheter comprises a distal end, a proximal end and a tubular section therebetween and includes a hydrophilic coating. When the catheter is inserted into the case, the hydration fluid sterilizes and lubricates the catheter.