Female catheter locator tip
US11904111B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/1092
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed herein are catheter assemblies (100) with a locator tip (134) proximal to the distal tip (112) of a catheter tube (110). The locator tip is sized to remain outside a female urethra and configured to allow the catheter tube to pass there through. As an example, the locator tip allows a woman using a urinary catheter to target her urethra without exposing the catheter tube to tissue until the urethra is located and insertion is initiated. This avoids infecting the urethra with a catheter tube that has been contaminated by bacteria around the urethra.
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