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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian J. Mosel, Dublin, CA (US);
Loren L. Roy, San Jose, CA (US);
John P. Claude, San Carlos, CA (US);
Frank W. Ingle, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
SURx, Inc., Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/501 ; A61M 2/502 ; A61M 2/504 ; A61M 2/506 ; A61M 2/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/501 ; A61M 2/502 ; A61M 2/504 ; A61M 2/506 ; A61M 2/508 ;
Abstract
A urethral catheter holder ( ), comprising a supporting base ( ); a suspension housing ( ) mounted to supporting base ( ); a catheter securement device ( ) adapted to hold a catheter ( ) passing longitudinally therethrough, catheter securement device ( ) being adapted to slide longitudinally within suspension housing ( ); and a biasing device ( ) adapted to push a catheter guide ( ) of catheter securement device ( ) into engagement with the patient's external meatus (EM).