CPC A61F 2/0027 (2013.01) [A61B 5/205 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61F 2/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2562/225 (2013.01); A61F 2/48 (2021.08); A61F 2210/009 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0033 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0002 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0003 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0013 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A catheter mating device comprising:
(a) a housing defining an inner cavity;
(b) a stem having a proximal end attached to the housing, a distal end; and a lumen configured to permit fluid to flow therethrough and into the inner cavity, wherein the distal end includes an apparatus having a first, retracted position and a second, expanded position; and
(c) a cylinder positioned partially in the inner cavity and partially within the stem, the cylinder movable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein when the cylinder is in its extended position it moves the apparatus into the second, expanded position, wherein the apparatus is configured to engage an end of a catheter when in the second, expanded position and the catheter mating device can then remove the catheter out of a bladder.
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