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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2006
Vasu Nishtala, Snellville, GA (US);
Michael O'grady, Monroe, GA (US);
Robert Young, Loganville, GA (US);
Vasu Nishtala, Snellville, GA (US);
Michael O'Grady, Monroe, GA (US);
Robert Young, Loganville, GA (US);
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a pre-wetted intermittent catheter apparatus including a collapsible container having a conduit positioned therein as well as a wetting fluid. The conduit has a lubricious coating disposed thereon such that the coating is hydrated upon contact with the wetting fluid in the container, providing a slippery surface for the conduit, which facilitates introduction of the conduit into a user. An introduction member may be incorporated into the distal end of the container and a disposal member may be incorporated into the proximal end, each respectively being positioned in an opening in the container and in communication with the conduit such that fluid flow through the conduit (positioned in the container) is enabled. A bag may be attached to or incorporated into the disposal member to provide a closed system such that the user or assistant is not exposed to potential contaminants. The collapsible container may be rigid or more flexible, but in either case, collapse of the container in use is easily accomplished by the user or assistant during introduction of the conduit into the user. Methods for inserting the catheter into a patient and draining urine from a patient are also disclosed.