Patent classifications
A61M2210/1096
Ureteral and Bladder Catheters and Methods of Inducing Negative Pressure to Increase Renal Perfusion
Ureteral catheters and assemblies are provided including: a proximal portion; and a distal portion, the distal portion including a retention portion, wherein the retention portion includes an inwardly facing side including one or more drainage ports and an outwardly facing side, and wherein, when negative pressure is applied through the ureteral catheter, fluid is drawn into the ureteral catheter through the one or more drainage ports while mucosal tissue is prevented from appreciably occluding the one or more drainage ports.
Ureteral and Bladder Catheters and Methods of Inducing Negative Pressure to Increase Renal Perfusion
Ureteral catheters and assemblies are provided including: a drainage lumen including a proximal portion configured to be positioned in at least a portion of a patient's urethra and a distal portion configured to be positioned in a patient's ureter and/or kidney, the distal portion including a coiled retention portion including at least a first coil having a first diameter and a second coil having a second diameter, the first diameter being less than the second diameter; or wherein the retention portion extends radially outwardly from a portion of the distal end of the drainage lumen portion, the retention portion including a proximal end having a first diameter, a distal end having a second diameter, and a wall and/or surface extending therebetween, the retention portion having a second diameter is greater than the first diameter when deployed; or wherein the retention portion includes a plurality of drainage tubes.
APPLICATORS FOR GRIPPING URINARY CATHETERS AND CATHETER ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING THE SAME
An applicator 16 for gripping a urinary catheter. The applicator includes a body 30 having a proximal end 32, a distal end 34 and a lumen 38 extending therethrough for receiving a catheter. The body includes at least one projection 44 disposed within the lumen which contacts the catheter shaft to resist movement of the body along the catheter shaft.
MEDICAL DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY
This application is directed to an at least two-way catheter comprising: a first balloon (110, 210) near the end of the catheter; a second balloon (120, 220) at a distance from the first balloon between 0 mm and 6 mm; wherein the first (140, 240) and second tube (150, 250) are coaxial, and the first tube is internal to the second tube, and wherein a drug is present on the surface of the second balloon, wherein the drug is selected from the group consisting of paclitaxel and derivatives thereof, rapamicyn and derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof.
URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION SYSTEM, URINARY CATHETER CONVEYING DEVICE THEREOF, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
A urinary catheter conveying device includes a sleeve member, a conveying assembly and a controller. The sleeve member is for sleeving onto a glans of a penis and has a guiding hole to be registered with an external urethral orifice of the glans. The conveying assembly includes a casing removably mounted to the sleeve member, and a conveying mechanism for advancing the urinary catheter to the guiding hole such that the urinary catheter is inserted into the external urethral orifice. The controller controls the conveying mechanism to advance the urinary catheter to the guiding hole. A urinary catheterization system and a method of using the urinary catheterization system are also disclosed.
Systems and methods for controlling needle penetration
A needle adjustment device is provided. The needle adjustment device includes a stopping component and an actuator. The stopping component is configured to establish a maximum penetration depth of a needle. The actuator is fixedly coupled to the needle and movable proximally and distally to one or more positions and to adjust a penetration depth of the needle depth up to the maximum penetration depth.
Catheter Device and Method for Inducing Negative Pressure in a Patient's Bladder
A urine collection catheter is provided. The catheter includes: a conduit having an open distal end; a drainage tube positioned at least partially within the conduit; and a bladder superior wall support. The drainage tube includes one or more fluid ports or perforations for permitting fluid flow into a drainage lumen defined by the drainage tube. The bladder superior wall support includes a support cap and a plurality of support members extending from a proximal surface of the support cap through the open distal end of the conduit. The support cap is capable of being moved between a retracted position and a deployed position. In the deployed position, the distal end of the drainage tube is spaced apart from the support cap, such that the support cap supports portions of the superior wall of the bladder from occluding the one or more fluid ports or perforations of the drainage tube.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE (SUI)
A device for insertion of material into a urethra comprising: a nozzle with a rounded nozzle tip, sized for at least partial insertion into the urethra; and a source of compressed material coupled to the nozzle where a pressure of the compressed material is less than 200 cm H.sub.2O; a control, for control of flow of material from the source through the nozzle; wherein a maximum extent of the device is less than 30 cm.
Drug-coated balloon catheters for body lumens
Various embodiments disclosed relate to drug-coated balloon catheters for treating strictures in body lumens and methods of using the same. A drug-coated balloon catheter for delivering a therapeutic agent to a target site of a body lumen stricture includes an elongated balloon having a main diameter. The balloon catheter includes a coating layer overlying an exterior surface of the balloon. The coating layer includes one or more water-soluble additives and an initial drug load of a therapeutic agent.
SAFE URINARY CATHETER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD
A urinary catheter may include a catheter shaft and a connector coupled with the proximal end of the catheter shaft. The connector may have a first arm ending in a fluid outlet configured to allow urine to flow out of the urinary catheter and a second arm with an aperture and ending in an inflation inlet used for introducing inflation fluid into the urinary catheter. The catheter may further include a primary lumen, an inflation lumen, a retention balloon mounted to the catheter shaft proximal to a fluid inlet and over a distal filling hole, and a pilot balloon mounted on the second arm of the connector over the aperture. The pilot balloon inflates at an inflation pressure that is higher than the inflation pressure of the retention balloon and lower than a predetermined pressure threshold.