US 12,465,720 B2
Extended-use valved urinary catheter
Derek Herrera, San Clemente, CA (US); and Alex Shen, Berkeley, CA (US)
Assigned to UROFLOW TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Spinal Singularity, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/896,072.
Application 16/896,072 is a division of application No. 15/072,345, filed on Mar. 16, 2016, granted, now 10,675,435.
Application 15/072,345 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2016/014648, filed on Jan. 23, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/279,485, filed on Jan. 15, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/275,671, filed on Jan. 6, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/231,854, filed on Jul. 16, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/141,520, filed on Apr. 1, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2020/0406004 A1, Dec. 31, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/04 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 25/0017 (2013.01) [A61M 27/002 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0056 (2013.01); A61M 25/04 (2013.01); A61M 39/24 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A urinary catheter for bladder control management, the urinary catheter comprising:
a body having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an elongated midsection between the proximal portion and the distal portion, wherein the elongated midsection comprises a lumen extending from the proximal portion to the distal portion, and wherein the lumen is configured to allow fluid to flow therethrough, wherein the lumen is in fluid communication with an opening in the distal portion body;
a valve disposed in the distal portion and in fluid communication with the lumen and in fluid communication with the opening, wherein the valve is configured to allow fluid to flow from the elongated midsection to the opening, wherein the valve comprises a distal insert comprising one or more inlets, a spring coupled to the distal insert, a ball, and a proximal insert comprising a ring shape with an inner radius smaller than a radius of the ball, wherein the ball is disposed between the spring and the proximal insert;
an anchor disposed in the proximal portion, the anchor being configured to transition between an expanded configuration to retain the urinary catheter within a bladder of a patient and a collapsed configuration to allow the urinary catheter to be received within and passed through a bladder neck and urethra; and
a wireless actuation mechanism configured to activate the valve and control fluid flow through the valve and increase or decrease the flow of fluid based upon user input,
wherein the urinary catheter is configured to be implanted with the bladder of the patient.