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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2021
C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
James David Hughett, Sr., Monroe, GA (US);
Ronald N. Legaspi, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Kyle Daw, Smyrna, GA (US);
Steven M. Breen, Decatur, GA (US);
C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are an intermittent-catheter assemblies and packages, carrying cases, and methods thereof. For example, an intermittent-catheter assembly can include an intermittent catheter and a catheter housing. The intermittent catheter can include a proximal piece (), a cap () configured to cap a proximal opening of the proximal piece, and a catheter tube () fluidly connected to the proximal piece. The catheter housing can be around at least the catheter tube. The catheter housing can include a distal piece () and a collapsible sheath (). The distal piece can include a lubricating means for lubricating the catheter tube when the distal piece is proximally slid over the catheter tube. The collapsible sheath can include a distal portion () coupled to the distal piece and a proximal portion () coupled to a neck of the proximal piece. An entirety of the catheter tube can be disposed in the catheter housing in a packaged state of the intermittent-catheter assembly.