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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Sullivan, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Gilbert Salz, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604349 ; 604351 ;
Abstract
An external catheter assembly includes a thin elastomeric membrane attachable to the body of a user and provided with a frustoconical projection feathered in wall thickness towards the opening therein. A first, double-backed adhesive strip is attachable to the membrane around the projection to adhesively engage the open end of an elastomeric sleeve and a second adhesive strip conformed to engage the sleeve, the first strip, and the membrane. The other end of the sleeve extends to a flexible collection container which may include a check valve opposing backflow therefrom.