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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2002
Applicants:
Allan Tanghoj, Kokkedal, DK;
Lars Bogelund Jensen, Rødovre, DK;
Inventors:
Allan Tanghoj, Kokkedal, DK;
Lars Bogelund Jensen, Rødovre, DK;
Assignee:
Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is a catheter assembly allowing for non-contaminated insertion of a catheter into a urinary canal. The assembly includes a package for the catheter and an applicator to be used for guiding the catheter into the urinary canal without touching the catheter by holding the catheter via walls of the applicator. The assembly further comprises clamping means for pressing the walls of the applicator into engagement with the catheter. The present invention further relates to an applicator with integrated clamping means to be used with the assembly.