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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Frank J. Fischer, Jr., Bloomington, IN (US);
Tracy E. Willis, Bloomington, IN (US);
Marvin O. Andrews, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Frank J. Fischer, Jr., Bloomington, IN (US);
Tracy E. Willis, Bloomington, IN (US);
Marvin O. Andrews, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A Foley catheter with a retention balloon includes an elongated inflation tube so that the inflation port used to inflate and deflate the balloon may be maneuvered away from the drainage port of the Foley catheter. If the Foley catheter was placed using a urethral access sheath, the elongated inflation tube allows the surgeon to easily remove the access sheath from the patient.