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Catheter-stylet assembly for slipover urethral instruments

  • US 4,571,239 A
  • Filed: 11/13/1984
  • Issued: 02/18/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A urethral instrument system consisting of a filiform and a catheter stylet for passing a catheter through the urethra and into the bladder, said filiform comprising a thin elongated flexible hollow tube of uniform inner and outer diameter throughout its length having open distal and proximal ends, the proximal end being smoothly contoured, tapered and curved so as to readily pass through the urethra and into the bladder, and said stylet comprising an elongated hollow tube having a uniform inner diameter that is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the filiform, open distal and proximal ends, the proximal end being smoothly contoured and the distal end including means for holding the catheter on the stylet,said urethral instrument system being structured such that after the filiform is passed through the urethra and into the bladder, the stylet inserted within the catheter can be slidably passed coaxially over said filiform thereby passing said catheter through the urethra into the bladder.

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