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Sleeveless urinary catheters with protective tip

  • US 9,168,354 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2013
  • Issued: 10/27/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sleeveless urinary catheter assembly, comprising:

  • a urinary catheter including an eye; and

    a protective tip comprisinga generally tubular body portion defining an interior cavity;

    a proximal access end including one or more slits configured to allow the proximal access end to move between a generally closed condition and a generally open condition; and

    at least one projection extending into the interior cavity of the body portion and at least partially received by the eye of the urinary catheter, wherein the at least one projection includes a substantially planar radial surface contacting the eye of the urinary catheter.

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