Catheter system and method for delivering medication to the bladder
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a container defining an interior portion, said container having at least one opening;
a tube having a first end and a second end, said first tube end slideably passing through the at least one opening of the container, said second tube end being disposed within the interior portion of the container;
a valve at least partially disposed within the interior portion of the container, the valve having at least three ports, a first port being connected to the second tube end, a second port being open to the interior portion of the container;
the valve being operable from outside of the container to selectively open a fluid pathway between a third port of the valve and the first port of the valve.
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Abstract
An improved urinary catheter device having a urine collection bag selectively drains the bladder or provides a fluid pathway to the bladder for injecting an amount of medication therein. A multi-position valve can be manipulated from a position in which fluid is allowed to drain into the catheter bag to a position in which a fluid delivery pathway is provided to the bladder. In one embodiment a fluid delivery device is connected to the fluid delivery pathway provided. The fluid delivery device can be pressurized so that manipulation of the multi-position valve results in the fluid contents of the fluid delivery device being forced into the patient'"'"'s bladder. A method for using the device drains the bladder of a patient into the catheter bag, and manipulates the valve to inject an amount of medication into the patient'"'"'s bladder without opening or piecing the catheter bag.
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18 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a container defining an interior portion, said container having at least one opening;
a tube having a first end and a second end, said first tube end slideably passing through the at least one opening of the container, said second tube end being disposed within the interior portion of the container;
a valve at least partially disposed within the interior portion of the container, the valve having at least three ports, a first port being connected to the second tube end, a second port being open to the interior portion of the container;
the valve being operable from outside of the container to selectively open a fluid pathway between a third port of the valve and the first port of the valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A device comprising:
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a container defining an interior portion, said container having at least one opening;
a valve disposed at least partially within the container;
a tube slideably passing through the at least one opening of the container, the tube defining a fluid pathway between the valve and a distal end of the tube;
a fluid storage cavity connected to the valve;
the valve being operable from outside of the container to selectively allow the flow of fluid from the fluid storage cavity into the tube. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of treating a patient comprising the steps:
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providing a catheter having a tube and a bag, a first end of the tube being in the bag;
inserting a second end of the tube into the patient'"'"'s urethra;
draining the patient'"'"'s bladder into the bag through the tube;
injecting a volume of fluid into the patient'"'"'s bladder through the tube without piercing the bag, and without removing the first end of the tube from the bag. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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