Methods of making sleeved and packaged hydrophilic urinary catheters (10).

Urine collection systems and associated methods and devices are disclosed herein. A representative system can include a urine collection device, a flow control assembly configured to direct a urine flow from the patient to the urine collection device, and a urine measurement device including a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor is configured to generate first sensor data based on a weight of the container, and the second sensor is configured to generate second sensor data based on the urine flow from the patient to the container. The system can further include non-transitory computer readable media having instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising determining a first patient urine output based on the first sensor data; and determining a second patient urine output based on the second sensor data.

The present invention is pursuant to the fields of Pharmacy and Medicine. More specifically, the invention provides an intraurethral dosage form of liquid or gel medication for men or women. In one embodiment, an applicator provides advantages in its use, facilitating the application of pharmaceutical compositions directly into the urethral channel and providing fast local effect without substantial risk. The invention provides a dosage form and route of administration for several medications, being particularly useful for the application of anti-inflammatory and/or anesthetic medications, for the treatment of female cystitis, for modulating female genital sensitivity and/or for modulating the erectile function in man, being an advantageous dosage form alternative to the oral or injectable administration of medications or even the intraurethral administration of pills.

The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices and methods to assist in the introduction of an instrument into a patient, and more particularly to medical devices for measuring and/or monitoring forces applied during introduction of an access sheath through a body lumen.

A coated urinary catheter or urinary stent device includes a urinary catheter or stent which, in a deployed position, includes or defines a protective surface area and a protected surface area and a coating upon at least a portion of the protective surface area. The coating includes a lubricant and an antimicrobial and/or pH buffering material. The device is configured such that, upon application of negative pressure to the catheter or stent, tissue of a urinary tract of a patient conforms or collapses onto the protective surface area and is thereby prevented or inhibited from occluding one or more protected drainage holes, ports or perforations of the catheter or stent.

A urinary catheter insertion alignment device for use by a female patient is disclosed. The urinary catheter insertion alignment device is molded to the patient's vaginal anatomy using impression material while an intermittent urinary catheter is inserted into the urethral orifice. Once the urinary catheter insertion alignment device has hardened, the intermittent urinary catheter is removed therefrom. Thereafter, the urinary catheter insertion alignment device may be fitted to the vaginal anatomy by the patient, which positions the passageway therethrough (formerly occupied by the urinary catheter in place during the molding operation) directly over the urethral orifice. The patient may then easily insert an intermittent urinary catheter (of a size smaller than that used during the molding operation) through the passageway, into the urethral orifice, and into the bladder for drainage of the bladder.

A device for delivering a predetermined amount of at least one substance to a body orifice of a subject includes a) a container for containing said at least one substance; b) a delivery end for placement in proximity to the orifice, the delivery end being in fluid communication with the container; c) a valve mechanically connectable to said container, characterized by at least two configurations: (i) an ACTIVE CONFIGURATION in which said valve enables delivery of predetermined amount of said substance from said container to said body orifice via said delivery end; and, (ii) an INACTIVE CONFIGURATION, in which said valve prevents delivery of said predetermined amount of said substance from said container to said body orifice; d) a trigger mechanism adapted to reconfigure said valve from said INACTIVE CONFIGURATION to said ACTIVE CONFIGURATION, and vice versa; and e) a fluid tight chamber.

A covered catheter, including a catheter body coated with a lubricant to facilitate entry into tissue of a user, and a covering sheath, including a sheath body to cover at least a portion of the catheter body in an extended position, and expose the catheter body in a retracted position, a first end cap disposed on at least a portion of a first end of the sheath body to enclose the first end of the sheath body, and a second end cap disposed on at least a portion of a second end of the sheath body to enclose the second end of the sheath body.

A dual double balloon catheter includes a catheter having a proximal end portion, a central portion and a distal end portion, and a secondary treatment balloon for a catheter. The catheter includes a plurality of lumens within the catheter extending from the proximal end portion, a plurality of inflatable balloons positioned in the central portion and a secondary treatment balloon communicatively associated with the distal end portion of the catheter, and the balloons and the secondary treatment balloon being communicatively connected with a corresponding one of the plurality of lumens to selectively inflate/deflate the corresponding inflatable balloon or to receive a radioactive dose or a therapeutic agent for a treatment.

A urethral catheter. A cavity is formed at the head end of the urethral catheter, and an internal span of the cavity is greater than that of an opening. A check device (2) located at the front end of a guide core (5) is received in the cavity, and the check device (2) is a guide core (5) that can be retracted into a guide core catheter (4) and can move within the guide core catheter (4). The guide core (5) can expand outward after moving out of the guide core catheter (4). The span of the top of the expanded guide core (5) is greater than the outer diameter of the opening of the cavity at the head end of the urethral catheter. The urethral catheter eliminates a guide extension inserted inside the urethral catheter, and avoids any structural parts provided in the front end of the urethral catheter, and no accessory device is provided at the inner side of the catheter wall of the conventional urethral catheter, so that the internal urination cross-sectional area of the urethral catheter is the same as the area of the inner holes of the urethral catheter, thereby greatly increasing the urine output of the urethral catheter and greatly reducing the injection resistance of a lubricant.