US 12,311,119 B2
Methods of urging a catheter from a closed urinary catheter system
Timothy A. Palmer, Stillwater, MN (US)
Assigned to ConvaTec, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ (US)
Filed by Cure Medical LLC, Newport Beach, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/703,284.
Application 17/703,284 is a continuation of application No. 16/295,733, filed on Mar. 7, 2019, granted, now 11,285,292, issued on Mar. 29, 2022.
Application 16/295,733 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/902,793, filed on Feb. 22, 2018, granted, now 10,226,594, issued on Mar. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0211973 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/44 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 25/002 (2013.01) [A61F 5/00 (2013.01); A61F 5/4404 (2013.01); A61M 25/0113 (2013.01); A61M 27/008 (2013.01); A61M 25/0111 (2013.01); A61M 25/013 (2013.01); A61M 2027/004 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0496 (2013.01); A61M 2205/586 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1096 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a closed urinary catheter system comprising:
forming a collection bag having an inner cavity defining a collection volume therein, the collection bag having two panels sealed together and having an outlet formed in one end, the collection bag further having an internal through hole defined by inner edges of the panels, wherein a bridge portion of the collection bag between the through hole and a first lateral outer peripheral edge creates an internal channel within the inner cavity, the first lateral outer peripheral edge having an indent co-extensive with the through hole, and an intermittent urinary catheter located within the inner cavity having a forward end located at the outlet and an adjacent portion passing through the internal channel;
wherein the closed urinary catheter system is configured for gripping the catheter from outside the collection bag between the through hole and the first lateral outer peripheral edge and urging the catheter forward or backward to respectively extend or retract the catheter through the outlet.