Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Catheter support
- Patent Title (中): 导管支持
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Application No.: US12928783Application Date: 2010-12-20
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Publication No.: US08500719B1Publication Date: 2013-08-06
- Inventor: Robert E. Simpson, Jr. , Dave Bacon , Henry Gauthier , Richard L. Kalich , Arthur F. Keating , Peter Sucharzewski
- Applicant: Robert E. Simpson, Jr. , Dave Bacon , Henry Gauthier , Richard L. Kalich , Arthur F. Keating , Peter Sucharzewski
- Applicant Address: US VT Bellows Falls
- Assignee: Vermed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Vermed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US VT Bellows Falls
- Agent Joanne M. Martin
- Main IPC: A61M27/00
- IPC: A61M27/00 ; A61F5/44

Abstract:
A catheter support comprising a pliant tubular structure of rigidity greater than the penis including a region surrounding the penis shaft, a region surrounding the penis head, and a substantially closed end having an aperture aligned with the penis terminal opening through which the catheter is received. The catheter support limits or eliminates catheter movement substantially radial to the axis of the catheter and thus radially against the inner opening if the penis head, substantially reducing or eliminating abrasion or other insult to the penis surfaces and tissue that interface with the catheter. One embodiment comprises 2 substantially identical elongated halves having longitudinal recesses and hinged together to close around the penis end and catheter providing the catheter support in a structure having improved comfort and wearability.
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