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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Daniel Wei-chen Hong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Myung Sun Choi, Seoul, KR;
Katherine Muterspaugh Steele, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
David Philip Janka, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sean Kshitij Mehra, Jericho, NY (US);
Naama Stauber, Salit, IL;
Daniel Wei-Chen Hong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Myung Sun Choi, Seoul, KR;
Katherine Muterspaugh Steele, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
David Philip Janka, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sean Kshitij Mehra, Jericho, NY (US);
Naama Stauber, Salit, IL;
CompactCath, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Packaging including a coiled and optionally prelubricated catheter, its distal end insertable into the urethra, a slidable hygienic sheath, a proximal catheter end for voiding urine from the distal end through the assembly to the proximal end. Mutually rotatable elements providing for withdrawal of the catheter from its coiled state to an extended state, and refraction of the catheter back to its coiled state. Methods of extending the catheter, inserting it into the urethra, and voiding urine through the catheter, without requiring complete removal from the catheter packaging. A kit including automatic extrusion of the catheter's distal end upon package opening, and a water pouch for hydrophilic lubrication, and sanitary wipes for reducing the likelihood of infection. A catheter within a flexible and optionally coiled tube, a slidable hygienic sheath covering a catheter's distal end that can move along the length of the catheter during insertion.