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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2015
Coloplast A/s, Humlebaek, DK;
Allan Tanghoej, Kokkedal, DK;
Lars Boegelund Jensen, Roedovre, DK;
Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, DK;
Abstract
A catheter insertable into a urethra to drain urine from a bladder includes a tubular portion, a sleeve disposed relative to the tubular portion, with the tubular portion having a bendable zone that is configured to allow the catheter to fold to a compact length. The catheter has a total catheter length measured between an end of a connector that is attachable to a drainage bag and an insertion end of the tubular portion that is insertable into the bladder. The compact length is less than the total catheter length, and the sleeve is operable to support the tubular portion by removing the bend in the bendable zone to thus align the connector axially with the insertion end of the tubular portion.