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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1995
James J Passalaqua, Paddock Lake, WI (US);
Dustin T Lyle, Grays Lake, IL (US);
Susan C Gorski, Mundelein, IL (US);
Teri G Johnston, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Michael A Metz, Chicago, IL (US);
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
An external catheter for a male urinary incontinence collection system is disclosed, the catheter taking the form of a tubular sheath of soft elastic material having a thin-walled cylindrical section, a reduced drainage tube section, and an intermediate section merging with both the drainage tube and cylindrical sections. The sheath also includes a thin elastic annular flap extending inwardly from the sheath's inner surface where the intermediate and cylindrical sections merge. The flap has an inner end defining a generally circular opening of a critical size in relation to the inside diameter of cylindrical section and the length of the intermediate section.