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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105318 | Introducer and valve cap for anastomosis device Improved anastomosis devices having structural upgrades to increase ease of use while simultaneously increasing patent safety. The anastomosis device can include an introducer member having an introducer rod and an introducer cap to provide additional support to a c... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105317 | Urethral sealing method and device An urethral sealing device comprising first and second body portions selectively attacheable to one another to form a unitary element including a first catheter lumen extending therethrough between proximal and distal ends of the unitary element wherein, when the se... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096986 | Barb-ended, self-actuating, partially indwelling and continually retained urinary catheter While waiting for prostate-size-reducing drugs or herbs to have an effect, it's often necessary to have a catheter, like the Foley, inserted into the bladder. Urine passing through such collects in a plastic bag which must be drained, regularly, and is awkward to ca... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8066693 | Catheter device The present invention is a kit for preparing a medical catheter from catheter sections which are short relative to the length of the catheter. The catheter is divided into two or more sections configurable into two configurations. In one configuration, the sections ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057461 | Self-retaining stent A stent is designed to be placed in a lumen of a patient and extend therethrough. The stent includes a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end includes a distal retention structure and the proximal end includes a plurality of radially extending flexible segmen... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052673 | Folded catheter assembly with adhesive grip A catheter assembly is disclosed comprising a catheter and a receptacle enclosing said catheter. The receptacle has a first part and a second part, which parts are foldable over each other. Further, at least one sticky adhesive area is arranged on the surface of one... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043282 | Drainage catheter with extended inflation lumen A Foley catheter with a retention balloon includes an elongated inflation tube so that the inflation port used to inflate and deflate the balloon may be maneuvered away from the drainage port of the Foley catheter. If the Foley catheter was placed using a urethral a... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8002766 | Catheter assembly A catheter assembly with a catheter and a package for a catheter are provided. The package and catheter is provided with a seal that restricts passage of fluid between the package and the catheter. The assembly allows the catheter to be used without complete removal... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7985217 | Catheter movement system The present application relates to a urinary catheter movement system for use with a urinary catheter located within an interior volume of a urinary catheter pouch. The system can include a catheter movement controller configured to selectively control longitudinal ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7967811 | Balloon catheter with manually operated valve and aspirator A Foley type catheter of the type including an elongated flexible tube and an inflation lumen, the distal end of the tube being provided with a membrane that is inflated into a balloon by fluid passage though the lumen, wherein to retain the distal end interiorly of... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7922712 | Urinary catheter assembly allowing for non-contaminated insertion of the catheter into a urinary canal A catheter assembly allowing for non-contaminated insertion of the catheter into the urinary canal. The catheter assembly includes a urinary catheter, a catheter package and a sealing member. The urinary catheter defines a conduit and has a proximal end adapted for ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7883503 | Illuminating balloon catheter and method for using the catheter A directionally limited illuminating balloon catheter includes a multi-lumen shaft having a distal end and a hollow balloon portion disposed at the distal end and inflated through the shaft, the balloon portion having a light source illuminating only a portion of th... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7875021 | Closed specimen collection system A closed specimen collection system includes a port tube that is rotatably attached to tubing of a urinary drainage system attached to an indwelling urinary catheter. The port tube has a one-way valve located adjacent one end formed to fit sealably with a shaped noz... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7867220 | Catheter assembly with catheter handle and container A catheter assembly including a catheter handle and a catheter assembly with a catheter element and a container for accommodation of the catheter element. In a first compact configuration, the catheter element and the catheter handle are separated to reduce the leng... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7857807 | Intra-urethral catheters An intra-urethral catheter for a male patient, has a lumen (7) interrupted within the prostatic space (S) of the patient's urethra (U), by a blockage (8), and upper and lower by-pass openings (9, 10) through the catheter-wall (6) are loca... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7789873 | Urinary catheter assembly A urinary catheter assembly that can reduce the need for a user to handle the urinary catheter directly, thereby reducing the likelihood of a urinary tract infection and making the catching process less messy. In one aspect, a urinary catheter apparatus and methods ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7780650 | Rotate-to-advance catheterization system A camera assembly for positioning within a bodily passageway, including a camera, a catheter adapted to retain the camera, and a rotary coupling interconnecting the catheter and the camera. The catheter is provided with helically-wound threads thereon. The rotary co... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7766901 | Device for treating bladder-emptying dysfunctions of a human The invention relates to a device for treating bladder emptying dysfunctions of a human, in which a catheter that can be inserted into the urethra is provided with a bladder emptying channel and with a balloon arrangement, which serves to seal the bladder and to hol... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7717902 | Catheter for drainage of the bladder A catheter for draining urine from the bladder and which is composed of a flexible plastic tube (1) having an insertion aid (2) secured to the insertion end of the tube. Thus the insertion aid and tube may be inserted into the urethra and guided theret... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7682353 | Catheter device A kit for preparing a medical catheter from catheter sections comprises a tubular protective member surrounding a first, proximal one of the catheter sections. The kit further comprises a joint for interconnecting the catheter sections, the joint defining a substant... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7670332 | Anti-reflux drainage devices and methods An anti-reflux drainage device includes an elongated member defining a lumen, and a valve disposed along the elongated member. The valve can include one or more lumens in fluid connection with the lumen of the elongated member, a socket, a shaft disposed in the sock... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7670331 | Device for opening a human bladder A device for urinary catheterization including an oblong member for opening the human bladder and a guide member for manipulating the oblong member. The guide member may be provided in a bent configuration, e.g. being curled or folded, such that the size of the devi... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7662145 | Partial-length indwelling urinary catheter and method permitting selective urine discharge A partial-length catheter, or an extendable tube or sleeve member of the catheter, is selectively movable within the prostatic urethra to open a urine drainage passageway through and obstructed portion of the prostatic urethra or to open the external urinary sphinct... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7662146 | Indwelling urinary catheterization assembly An indwelling urinary catheter assembly is disclosed having an indwelling catheter and a sheath enclosing an insertable portion of the indwelling catheter. ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7655000 | Urology catheter A urology catheter is provided that includes an elongated body extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The body defines at least one lumen. A tip has a proximal end that is disposed in abutting relation with the distal end of the body such that the body is fi... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7628784 | Balloon catheter with improved resistance to non-deflation Balloon catheters are disclosed that comprise a material that confers improved resistance to non-deflation. Balloon catheters are also disclosed that comprise a reduced drainage lumen diameter. In some embodiments the catheters achieve these characteristics without ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7615046 | Apparatus and method for the controlled hydrodistention of the urinary bladder A urological medical system for performing a controlled hydrodistention of the urinary bladder for treating a bladder dysfunction problem comprised of a programmed CPU with associated computer equipment for facilitating an automatic control of a treatment procedure ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7615045 | Hydrophilic urinary catheter having a water-containing sachet A wetting apparatus (110) for wetting a hydrophilic urinary catheter (103) comprises a wetting receptacle (101) which defines a wetting fluid receiving area (102) for receiving the hydrophilic urinary catheter and a hydrophilic urinary ca... | 11/10/2009 |
| RE40913 | Multilumen catheter assembly and methods for making and inserting the same A multilumen catheter assembly and methods for making and inserting the same are provided. The catheter assembly includes a unitary catheter and at least two distal end tubes which extend distally from the unitary catheter. The at least two lumens in the unitary cat... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7537589 | Intermittent urethra self-retaining catheter set An intermittent urethra self-retaining catheter set 10 comprises a catheter unit 1, a disinfectant casing 2, and a cap 3. The catheter unit 1 includes a catheter body 11 having an urine-guiding passage 111 and a water... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7517343 | Catheter assembly A catheter assembly with a catheter and a package for a catheter are provided. The package and catheter is provided with a seal that restricts passage of fluid between the package and the catheter. The assembly allows the catheter to be used without complete removal... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7500972 | Device for alternately holding, or effecting relative longitudinal movement, of members of a medical instrument The disclosed device can hold, or effect relative longitudinal movement between, two members of a medical instrument, such as an instrument used for fastening two hollow organs together. The device may comprise a handle member having a longitudinal guide defining a ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7497854 | Method and instrument for effecting anastomosis of respective tissues defining two body lumens The method disclosed may be used following a prostatectomy may comprise inserting an instrument having an end effector into the bladder lumen via the urethra; using the end effector to urge the bladder wall to the pelvic floor and drive an anchor through the bladder... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7476223 | Bladder catheter set This invention proposes a urinary catheter set with a urinary catheter disposed in a sterile package, which urinary catheter has a catheter shaft, a catheter tip and a preferably funnel-shaped end on the collecting pouch end, with a cuff being disposed in the packag... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7418289 | Markers for interventional devices in magnetic resonant image (MRI) systems Methods and apparatuses for locating a catheter, or other medical international devices are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method includes providing a pressure sensitive device attached to a body of a catheter, providing a resonant ci... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410481 | Urethral catheter device and method of using A urethral catheter device and an associated method of using the device are disclosed. The device comprises a catheter probe and at least one receiving unit attachable to the probe for receiving and collecting urine. The catheter probe comprises: an elongated shaft,... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7380658 | Vapor hydration of a hydrophilic catheter within a package A vapor hydrated packaged catheter assembly and method of manufacturing and distributing same includes a gas impermeable package housing a catheter within a catheter-receiving cavity. The catheter assembly has a hydrophilic coating applied to at least a portion of t... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7351234 | Urine collection and disposal system A urine collection and disposal system and method applies subatmospheric pressure to a receptacle open to atmospheric pressure which has a urine outlet in fluid communication with a source of subatmospheric pressure. The receptacle receives urine in the receptacle f... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347866 | Medical stent and related methods A stent includes a conduit defining a lumen; a first malecot adjacent the conduit, where the first malecot includes at least two members having at least one slit therebetween and where the at least one slit is in fluid communication with the lumen; and a second male... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338480 | Diagnosis catheter for interstitial cystitis A diagnosis catheter 1 for an interstitial cystitis is connected to a current perception threshold inspection apparatus 4. A catheter body 11 is made of a soft flexible material and includes a bladder-dwelling distal end section A and a diagnosi... | 03/04/2008 |
