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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1978
William E Bradley, Minneapolis, MN (US);
William M Klatt, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Charles C Kuyava, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Robert D Dreher, Roseville, MN (US);
American Medical Systems, Inc., St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Abstract
The urethral catheter puller described in this application provides a convenient apparatus for performing urological diagnostic procedures such as urethral pressure profilometry and urethral electromyographic profilometry. In practice, a urethral catheter is mounted on catheter supports attached to the boom of the puller. The boom is equipped with positioning apparatus so that the catheter supports may be positioned in close proximity to the patient. The puller allows the catheter to be pulled in a horizontal or vertical direction, thus allowing the patient to stand or lie in a bed during the diagnostic procedure. The catheter supports are equipped with suitable structures to control the motion of the catheter as it is withdrawn from the urethra of the patient. A variable speed drive is provided to control the rate at which the catheter is withdrawn.