Urethral indwelling catheter with incontinence control and method
CA 2015831 C · Owner: Goldberg, Jay R. · Inventors: Gregory, Franklin P. Jr.; Goldberg, Jay R.; Anderson, Donald L. Jr.
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The catheter includes a user-controlled incontinence portion that is combinable with a fluid drainage member to permit continuous bladder drainage into a fluid collection member. The fluid drainage member can be detached from the incontinence portion of the catheter while the catheter is installed in the urethra and bladder to convert from a continuous drainage system to a user-controlled system. In some embodiments of the invention the fluid drainage member includes inflation lumen for inflating a bladder balloon and urethral cuff of the incontinence portion. In other embodiments of the invention the bladder engaging portion and the urethral cuff are noninflatable and can be either …
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- Filed May 1, 1990 and granted January 18, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 1, 2010.
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