Cap for medical appliance to be retained in human body

• US 5,817,067 A
• Filed: 02/20/1996
• Issued: 10/06/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tsukada Medical Research Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Tsukada Medical Research Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tsukada, Osamu
• Primary Examiner(s): Coggins, Wynn Wood
• Assistant Examiner(s): Blyveis, Deborah
• Application Number:
  US08/603,076
• Time in Patent Office: 959 Days
• Field of Search: 604/256, 604/278, 604/329, 600/29-33, 215/235, 215/237, 215/330, 220/230, 220/212.5, 220/335, 220/339, 220/375
• US Class Current: 604/256
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/0018 magnetic

Abstract

A cap (10) for a medical appliance to be retained in a human body includes a lid body (2), a connecting plug body (1), and a hinge (3). The lid body (2) is coupled to the connecting plug body (1) through the hinge (3). The connecting plug body (1), hinge (3), and lid body (2) are integrally formed of the same synthetic resin material. The lid body (2) is provided on a center area on an inner face thereof with an engaging member (4) made of a resilient material. The lid body (2) is provided on an end thereof with a strap (5).

Claims

1. A cap for a medical appliance to be retained in a human body, wherein a lid body is coupled to a connecting plug body through a hinge, characterized in that:

said connecting plug body, said hinge, and said lid body are integrally formed of a same synthetic resin material;

said lid body has an inner surface with a center area and is provided with an engaging member being made of a resilient material, said engaging member being located on said center area of said inner surface;

said lid body is provided with a strap located on an end of said lid body;

said connecting plug body has an upper face with an outlet port, said outlet port having a peripheral edge; and

said lid body covers said upper face by means of an elastic recovery force of said hinge when said strap is pulled to said connecting plug body, so that said engaging member engages with said peripheral edge of said outlet port in said connecting plug body in an airtight manner,

wherein an annular magnet is secured to the upper face of said connecting plug body, another annular magnet is secured to the inner surface of said lid body around said engaging member, said annular magnets being 5 to 15 mm in diameter, 0.5 to 5.0 mm in thickness, and 100 to 2000 gauss in magnetic flux density, and magnetic poles on contact surfaces of said annular magnets are directed in opposition to each other.

2. A cap according to claim 1, wherein said hinge includes a joint portion and an elastically deformable portion which actuates said lid body to move to a closed position by the elastic recovery force when said lid body is rotated within a critical turning angle, and actuates said lid body to move to a completely open position by means of a buckling action of said elastically deformable portion when said lid body rotates over the critical turning angle.

3. A cap according to claim 1, wherein the medical appliance is a urethra catheter.

4. A cap according to claim 1, wherein the medical appliance is a MALECOT catheter.

5. A cap according to claim 1, wherein said resilient material is selected from the group consisting of silicon rubber and polyethylene.

6. A cap for a medical appliance to be retained in a human body, wherein a lid body is coupled to a connecting plug body through a hinge, being characterized in that:

said connecting plug body, said hinge, and said lid body are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material;

said lid body has an inner surface with a center area and is provided with an engaging member made of a resilient material, said engaging member being located on said center area of said inner surface;

said lid body is provided with a strap located on an end of said lid body;

said connecting plug body has an upper face with an outlet port, said outlet port having a peripheral edge; and

said lid body covers said upper face by means of an elastic recovery force of said hinge when said strap is pulled to said connecting plug body, so that said engaging member engages with said peripheral edge of said outlet port in said connecting plug body in an airtight manner,

wherein an annular magnet is secured to the upper face of said connecting plug body, another annular magnet is secured to the inner surface of said lid body around said engaging member, and magnetic poles on contact surfaces of said annular magnets are directed in opposition to each other.