Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Intermittent urinary catheter
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Application No.: US15287781Application Date: 2016-10-07
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Publication No.: US09878125B2Publication Date: 2018-01-30
- Inventor: Philip J. Dye
- Applicant: Philip J. Dye
- Applicant Address: US OH Cuyahoga Falls
- Assignee: ZCATH LLC
- Current Assignee: ZCATH LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Cuyahoga Falls
- Agency: Sand & Sebolt
- Agent Howard L. Wernow
- Main IPC: A61M25/00
- IPC: A61M25/00 ; A61M25/04

Abstract:
A catheter has an entrance opening defined by the first end of a catheter body and non-circular inner surface in cross section. The entrance opening intersects a longitudinal axis extending longitudinally through the center of a lumen adapted to drain urine from a bladder. The non-circular inner surface can have dimples, channels, or grooves, all of which decrease frictional fluid forces against the inner surface as the urine drains. The catheter is free of any eyelets formed in the side wall of the catheter body. The catheter further includes a plurality of distinct longitudinally extending convex outer surfaces and may have an enlarged head.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170021130A1 INTERMITTENT URINARY CATHETER Public/Granted day:2017-01-26
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