Ladies external catheter assembly
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1. A ladies external catheter assembly comprising:
- a resiliently deformable elongated catheter body having a thin wall enclosing a cavity, said wall including a cover panel with a centrally located elongated entrance opening between front and rear ends of the body, said opening being large enough to accept the urethra and surrounding tissue when said panel is placed in contact with a wearer'"'"'s person, the body further having a full flow discharge outlet in the wall of the body, spaced below the cover panel, anda removable elongated open mesh screen insert to fit in the catheter body spaced apart below the cover panel, the screen insert being resiliently deformable along with the body in response to user forces and tending to return the body to its original shape by supporting contact with the walls of the body, said screen insert having such open mesh construction which permits full flow passage of urine to the discharge outlet without significant resistance to flow.
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Abstract
A soft flexible memory retaining ladies catheter assembly having an elongated thin-walled shell enclosing a cavity and a centralized entrance opening in a cover panel, a full flow recessed outlet, an open mesh full flow resilient insert mounted spaced apart below the cover panel extending beyond the entrance opening in supporting contact with the walls of the shell, designed to contain initial spray and splashing with immediate complete flushing to a self-contained leg bag, and a neat panty support for proper placement.
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1. A ladies external catheter assembly comprising:
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a resiliently deformable elongated catheter body having a thin wall enclosing a cavity, said wall including a cover panel with a centrally located elongated entrance opening between front and rear ends of the body, said opening being large enough to accept the urethra and surrounding tissue when said panel is placed in contact with a wearer'"'"'s person, the body further having a full flow discharge outlet in the wall of the body, spaced below the cover panel, and a removable elongated open mesh screen insert to fit in the catheter body spaced apart below the cover panel, the screen insert being resiliently deformable along with the body in response to user forces and tending to return the body to its original shape by supporting contact with the walls of the body, said screen insert having such open mesh construction which permits full flow passage of urine to the discharge outlet without significant resistance to flow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A ladies external catheter assembly comprising:
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a resiliently deformable liquid tight body having a thin wall enclosing a cavity, said body having an upper cover panel with generally parallel side edges extending between a front end and a rear end with side walls beginning at the side edges of the cover and extending downwardly to converge under the cover forming the bottom of the body, said bottom tapering upwardly to meet the cover at said ends, said cover having a generally centrally located opening for the female urethra and surrounding tissue, said bottom directly below the opening in the cover, having a full flow discharge outlet connection with opening suitable to drain fluid from all parts of the cavity, and an elongated resiliently deformable removable full flow-through open mesh insert to fit in and occupy a substantial portion of the cavity in the body, said insert extending toward the ends of the body beyond the opening in the cover panel, with one side of the insert in contact with the bottom of the body in supporting contact with its wall, said insert being of lesser thickness than the body depth to leave a space between the opening in the cover panel and the upper surface of the insert when in place. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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