Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
February 2015
Patent Number
8956340
CPC
A61M 25/0017(20130101), A61M 25/0102(20130101), A61M 25/0147(20130101), A61M 25/01(20130101), A61M 25/0133(20130101), A61M 2025/0064(20130101), A61M 25/00(20130101), A61M 25/0041(20130101), A61M 2025/0186(20130101), A61M 2025/0065(20130101), A61M 2025/0681(20130101), A61M 25/008(20130101), A61M 2025/0063(20130101), A61M 25/04(20130101), A61M 25/09041(20130101), A61M 2210/1092(20130101)
Abstract
A urethral catheter assembly utilizing a removable guide wire for navigating the catheter through a patient's urethral lumen during the insertion procedure. The guide wire being very flexible and having a low coefficient of friction, thus reducing the likelihood of injuring or puncturing the urethra during insertion. The guide wire extends beyond the distal end of the catheter assembly to ensure that the flexible tip of the guide wire is the first contact point between the catheter assembly and the urethral lumen. In one embodiment, the guide wire extends beyond the proximal end of the catheter assembly and is adapted to be handled by a medical doctor to manually maneuver the guide wire through the urethra.
Application Number
14/103,313
Recommended Citation
Pearce, III, William Lanier and Swartz, Douglas A., "Urethral catheter assembly with a guide wire" (2015). USF Patents. 6.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_patents/6
Assignees
University of South Florida
Filing Date
12/11/2013
