US 12,133,957 B2
Indwelling “foley” catheter cap
Robert Patrick Wills, Minneola, FL (US)
Assigned to Robert P. Wills, Minneola, FL (US)
Filed by Robert Patrick Wills, Minneola, FL (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/355,315.
Prior Publication US 2022/0409853 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 25/0017 (2013.01) [A61M 25/01 (2013.01)] 1 Claim
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A detachable Foley catheter cap configured to be attached to a Foley indwelling catheter and to prevent ventral erosion in male patients, comprising:
a radially asymmetric truncated dome shape;
wherein the cap comprises an elastic medical grade material;
a distal opening configured to accept a Foley catheter;
wherein the cap is configured to contact a penis only at the glans of the penis;
wherein the radially asymmetric shape comprises an outer portion with a first diameter and an inner portion with a diameter narrower than the first diameter, wherein a pair of contoured edges divide the outer portion from the inner portion; and
wherein the cap is configured to be anchored solely by an internal molding that projects inward from a proximal opening; and
wherein the cap lacks any adhesive on its inner surface.