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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2009
Dan Harvey, Redding, CA (US);
Chris Harris, Redding, CA (US);
Dan Harvey, Redding, CA (US);
Chris Harris, Redding, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Disclosed is a urinary catheter immobilizer for immobilizing movement of a urinary catheter in a human body. The urinary catheter immobilizer comprises a funnel-shaped member and a body member configured to be received over the funnel-shaped member. The funnel-shaped member has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is capable of being received over a urinary meatus of the human body. The body member is configured to be received over the second end portion of the funnel-shaped member and capable of removably attaching to an external portion of the urinary catheter. The body member comprises a torus-shaped structure and at least one elongated tubular structure. The torus-shaped structure comprises at least one channel. The at least one channel is capable of receiving the at least one elongated tubular structure for looping around the torus-shaped structure for immobilizing the urinary catheter.