Novel Method and Device for Urinary Catheter Placement

Abstract

A new method and device that allows for easy and quick placement of a urinary catheter into the bladder of a female dog whereby only the catheter is left behind.

Claims

1. A method of placing a urinary catheter into the bladder of a female dog; comprising: in combination; a. Position the dog in the standing or in the lateral recumbency position; b. Gently advance the introducer into the vestibule and against the urethral orifice; c. Feed the urinary catheter through the introducer and into the urethral orifice. Continue to advance the catheter so that the tip of the catheter resides in the bladder. Urine flow should be observed. d. Remove the introducer from the dog. Slide the ex-dwelling portion of the urinary catheter body out of the slot in the introducer.

2. A device for introduction of a urinary catheter into the bladder of a female dog; which comprises in combination: a. A cylindrical main body including a first end and a second end; b. A hole through the main body, the hole designed to allow a urinary catheter to pass through the main body; c. A tapered second end to block off the vagina and allow for easy entry into the urethral orifice; d. A slot along the length of the main body, extending through at least one wall of the main body configured to allow a urinary catheter body to pass through the slot, and, e. A rim, larger than the cylindrical main body positioned at the first end of the main body configured to prevent one's fingers to advance along the main body towards the second end and between said rim.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising a slot that is revealed prior to removing the urinary catheter from said introducer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the animal is a cat.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the animal is one of a mammal

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting the introducer based on the breed of the animal.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting the introducer based on the size of the animal.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting the introducer based on the type of urinary catheter.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the urinary catheter and introducer are coupled together during insertion of the introducer.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the position of the animal is based on the breed of the animal

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the introducer removed from the dog but not removed from the urinary catheter.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the introducer is split into two halves to break away from the urinary catheter after placement.

13. The device of claim 2, wherein the inner diameter of the main body is smaller than the maximum size of the urinary catheter hub but larger than the outside diameter of the Foley catheter body.

14. The device of claim 2, wherein the urinary catheter is a Foley catheter.

15. The device of claim 2, wherein the channel resides on the opposing side of the taper end.

16. The device of claim 2, wherein the slot shall start at the second end but does not need to end at the first end. It can terminate short of said first end.

17. The device of claim 2, wherein the first end connects to an otoscope for visual placement.

18. The device of claim 2, wherein the tapered end is less stiff than the main body.

19. The device of claim 2, further comprising the first end channels on the surface of the main body to allow one to hold the introducer and alter the angle in order to get into the correct position.

20. The device of claim 2, wherein no rim exists on said main body.

21. The device of claim 2, further comprising a slot that is revealed prior to removing the urinary catheter from said introducer.

22. The device of claim 2, wherein the introducer is constructed out of plastic, metal, or cardboard.

23. The device of claim 2, wherein tapered angle measures between 30 and 60 degrees.

24. The device of claim 2, wherein the first end terminates in a handle.

25. The device of claim 2, wherein the first end terminates in a handle with a light source generating light that travels to the second end.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0046] Various preferred embodiments are described herein with references to the drawings in which merely illustrative views are offered for consideration, whereby:

[0047] FIG. 1 shows Female Urinary Catheter Placement Device;

[0048] FIG. 2 shows the modified visual technique;

[0049] FIG. 3 shows details of the Female Urinary Catheter Placement Device;

[0050] FIG. 4 shows the introducer with Handle and Light Source;

[0051] FIG. 5 shows the Light Source.

[0052] Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding components throughout the several views of the drawings. Skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the figures are illustrated for simplicity and clarity, and have not necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements in the figures may be exaggerated relative to other elements to help to improve understanding of various embodiments of the present invention. Also, common but well-understood elements that are useful or necessary in a commercially feasible embodiment are often not depicted in order to facilitate a less obstructed view of these various embodiments of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

[0053] The present inventor has discovered and further invented method and device that allows for easy and quick placement of a urinary catheter into the bladder of a female dog whereby only the catheter is left behind.

[0054] Steps are precisely denoued in the claims and their equivalents.

[0055] While several embodiments of the present disclosure have been described and illustrated herein, those of ordinary skill in the art will readily envision a variety of other means and/or structures for performing the functions and/or obtaining the results and/or one or more of the advantages described herein, and each of such variations and/or modifications is deemed to be within the scope of the present disclosure. More generally, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that all parameters, dimensions, materials, and configurations described herein are meant to be exemplary and that the actual parameters, dimensions, materials, and/or configurations will depend upon the specific application or applications for which the teachings of the present disclosure is/are used.

[0056] Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain using no more than routine experimentation, many equivalents to the specific embodiments of the disclosure described herein. It is, therefore, to be understood that the foregoing embodiments are presented by way of example only and that, within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereto, the disclosure may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described and claimed. The present disclosure is directed to each individual feature, system, article, material, kit, and/or method described herein. In addition, any combination of two or more such features, systems, articles, materials, kits, and/or methods, if such features, systems, articles, materials, kits, and/or methods are not mutually inconsistent, is included within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0057] All definitions, as defined and used herein, should be understood to control over dictionary definitions, definitions in documents incorporated by reference, and/or ordinary meanings of the defined terms.

[0058] The indefinite articles a and an, as used herein in the specification and in the claims, unless clearly indicated to the contrary, should be understood to mean at least one. The phrase and/or, as used herein in the specification and in the claims, should be understood to mean either or both of the elements so conjoined, i.e., elements that are conjunctively present in some cases and disjunctively present in other cases. Other elements may optionally be present other than the elements specifically identified by the and/or clause, whether related or unrelated to those elements specifically identified, unless clearly indicated to the contrary.

[0059] Reference throughout this specification to one embodiment or an embodiment means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, appearances of the phrases in one embodiment or in an embodiment in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

[0060] The terms and expressions which have been employed herein are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and there is no intention, in the use of such terms and expressions, of excluding any equivalents of the features shown and described (or portions thereof), and it is recognized that various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims. Accordingly, the claims are intended to cover all such equivalents.

[0061] Reference throughout this specification to one embodiment, an embodiment, or similar language mans that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, appearances of the phrases in one embodiment, in an embodiment, and similar throughout this specification may, but do not necessarily, all refer to the same embodiment.

[0062] Furthermore, the described features, structures, or characteristics of the invention may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the following description, numerous specific details are provided to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the invention may be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, materials, and so forth. In other instances, well-known structures, materials, and so forth. In other instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the invention.

[0063] Furthermore, numerous references have been made to patents and printed publications throughout this specification. Each of the above-cited references and printed publications are individually incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

[0064] In closing, it is to be understood that the embodiments of the invention disclosed herein are illustrative of the principles of the present invention. Other modifications that may be employed are within the scope of the invention. Thus, by way of example, but not of limitation, alternative configurations of the present invention may be utilized in accordance with the teachings herein. Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to that precisely as shown and described.