Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flushable catheters
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Application No.: US16554111Application Date: 2019-08-28
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Publication No.: US11318279B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Adam J. Foley , John T. Clarke
- Applicant: Hollister Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US IL Libertyville
- Assignee: Hollister Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Hollister Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Libertyville
- Agency: Cook Alex Ltd.
- Main IPC: A61M25/00
- IPC: A61M25/00 ; A61L29/14 ; A61L29/04 ; A61L29/06

Abstract:
A flushable catheter assembly includes a catheter shaft having proximal and distal end portions. The catheter may include a funnel assembly associated with the distal end portion of the catheter shaft and/or an introducer cap assembly associated with the proximal end portion of the catheter shaft. A groove is defined along at least a portion of an outer perimeter of the funnel assembly or introducer cap assembly, with the groove being configured to receive at least a portion of the catheter shaft for wrapping the catheter shaft around the outer perimeter when disposing of the catheter. Instead of (or in addition to) a groove, one or more channels may pass through the funnel assembly to receive a portion of the catheter shaft for securing the catheter shaft to the funnel assembly for disposal. The catheter assembly and/or its individual components may be formed of a water disintegrable material.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190381276A1 FLUSHABLE CATHETERS Public/Granted day:2019-12-19
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