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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4571241 | Urinary catheter with collapsible urethral tube An indwelling urinary catheter having a rigid tubular portion for holding open the entrance of the bladder and a collapsible tubular portion extending through the urethra. The collapsible tube is closed by the normal urethral mechanism and opened upon the... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4571239 | Catheter-stylet assembly for slipover urethral instruments An elongated, hollow filiform having a tapered insertion tip is passed through the urethra to the urinary bladder and functions both as a probe to seek the lumen or opening of the urethra and as a guide so that a rigid, hollow stylet within a Councill cat... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4553959 | Urethral catheter A urethral catheter comprising a tube for insertion into the bladder and having an inlet (17) for the drainage of urine via the tube, and a wall portion (18) having reduced thickness and increased flexural properties such that this wall portion (18) will ... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4531933 | Helical ureteral stent A ureteral stent for maintaining drainage of urine between the kidney and the bladder including an elongated flexible silicone tubular member having a series of helical coils on its distal end, the longitudinal axis of which is parallel to the tubular mem... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4500313 | Urethral catheter The catheter includes an inner tubular member and an outer sleeve member into which the inner tubular member is freely movably received. The inner tubular member has a section with calibrated markings. The calibrated section is spaced from the end adapted... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4449971 | Urine collection method A method for collecting urine from a catheterized ambulatory patient. A flat urinary drainage bag is worn by the patient over the abdomen with the bag suspended from a waist-encircling belt. A urethral catheter has a proximal end communicating with the up... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4425124 | Catheter assembly A catheter assembly wherein Foley and ureteral catheters and a drainage bag are all coupled together by a coupling chamber. The coupling chamber has an entrance at one end for the Foley catheter and a drainage exit at an opposite end. Two secondary chambe... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4350161 | Indwelling urethral catheter and method An indwelling urethral catheter (10) includes a flexible catheter drainage shaft (18) defining a drainage canal with a valve (32) mounted therein. The catheter is mounted in a urethral canal by means of a bladder-located Foley-type balloon (22) and an inf... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4307723 | Externally grooved ureteral stent The stent is an elongated, flexible generally cylindrical member. One of the ends of the stent is closed and set in the form of a hook and the other end is set in the form of a hook with a long intermediate portion connecting the hook ends. The stent is p... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4296747 | Cath-a-jet A device for introducing fluid into urethral catheters having a free end fitment and/or a pierceable injection site comprising a syringe structure actuable to expel fluid from an outlet at one end thereof, and a connector structure extending from the one ... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4237894 | Male catheter A catheter for use in male patients is disclosed. A catheter is inserted into the urethra and secured in position by the expansion of a flexible portion of the catheter to engage the fossa navicularus. In a first embodiment the expansion is controlled by ... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4155364 | Urinary catheter A catheter assembly for placement in the bladder and particularly for use in patients with a restricted or traumatized urethra. The catheter assembly comprises a flexible filiform and a flexible follower detachably connected to the end of the filiform. A ... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4156067 | Polyurethane polymers characterized by lactone groups and hydroxyl groups in the polymer backbone Polyurethane polymers characterized by a molecular weight above 6,000 and having lactone groups and hydroxyl groups in the polymer backbone are prepared by reacting a mixture of polyols, a polyfunctional lactone and a polyfunctional isocyanate proportione... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4109659 | Evagination catheters Urinary evagination catheters comprising a rigid tube and a flexible invaginated hose are provided with a novel stopper arrangement in the ported distal end of the hose that remains closed until the hose is fully everted from the tube at which point it au... | 08/29/1978 |
| 3995642 | Method and apparatus for retaining a drain tube within a ureter Tube adapted to be disposed within a ureter for drainage from a kidney to the bladder, characterized by a cord or suture member secured to its lower end and lying along same to a point of securement, preventing movement of the tube into the bladder.... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3951153 | Safety device for catheters and the like A safety device for use with Foley catheters and the like to prevent internal lacerations of the bladder neck and urethra which may occur as a result of accidental dislocation of such catheters. A coupler assembly is utilized to join the previously severe... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3943929 | Multi-chamber container and method A multi-chamber container comprising a plurality of liquid drainage tubes, a receptacle having a plurality of separate liquid collection compartments, and means for separately connecting each of the drainage tubes to one of the separate compartments in or... | 03/16/1976 |
