Compact catheter assembly
First Claim
1. A method of using a urinary catheter to at least partially void a bladder, the method comprising:
- opening a circular enclosure device housing the catheter;
advancing a distal end of the catheter out of an opening in the enclosure device without directly touching the catheter;
advancing the distal end of the catheter into a urethra by holding a sheath disposed over a portion of the catheter and without directly touching the catheter;
sliding the sheath proximally along the catheter;
advancing the distal end further into the urethra, holding the sheath but not directly touching the catheter; and
at least partially voiding the bladder while a portion of the catheter remains in the enclosure device and while a proximal end of the catheter extends out of a central, unenclosed hole in the enclosure device, such that urine voided from the bladder passes through the catheter and out the proximal end.
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Abstract
Packaging including a coiled and optionally prelubricated catheter, its distal end insertable into the urethra, a slidable hygienic sheath, a proximal catheter end for voiding urine from the distal end through the assembly to the proximal end. Mutually rotatable elements providing for withdrawal of the catheter from its coiled state to an extended state, and retraction of the catheter back to its coiled state. Methods of extending the catheter, inserting it into the urethra, and voiding urine through the catheter, without requiring complete removal from the catheter packaging. A kit including automatic extrusion of the catheter'"'"'s distal end upon package opening, and a water pouch for hydrophilic lubrication, and sanitary wipes for reducing the likelihood of infection. A catheter within a flexible and optionally coiled tube, a slidable hygienic sheath covering a catheter'"'"'s distal end that can move along the length of the catheter during insertion.
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1. A method of using a urinary catheter to at least partially void a bladder, the method comprising:
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opening a circular enclosure device housing the catheter; advancing a distal end of the catheter out of an opening in the enclosure device without directly touching the catheter; advancing the distal end of the catheter into a urethra by holding a sheath disposed over a portion of the catheter and without directly touching the catheter; sliding the sheath proximally along the catheter; advancing the distal end further into the urethra, holding the sheath but not directly touching the catheter; and at least partially voiding the bladder while a portion of the catheter remains in the enclosure device and while a proximal end of the catheter extends out of a central, unenclosed hole in the enclosure device, such that urine voided from the bladder passes through the catheter and out the proximal end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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