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Granted Patent B2
US 12702790 · App. 17/616,620 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Reusable urinary catheter kits

Inventors: Michael G. Murray (Ballina, IE); Horacio Montes De Oca (Ballina, IE); Gary W. Inglese (Deerfield, IL); Rebecca M. Leece (Bicester, GB); Vincent Naughton (Sligo, IE); Daniel E. O'Brien (Calry, IE); David J. Farrell (Ballina, IE); David Hannon (Ballina, IE); Martin Bruggeman (Dublin, IE)
Assignee: Hollister Incorporated
A61M25/002A61L2/08A61L2/18A61L2103/15A61M2025/0019
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12702790
App. No.
17/616,620
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Kits are provided for storing, transporting, and sterilizing reusable urinary catheters. A reusable urinary catheter stored within a housing of the kit may be sterilized between uses using a sterilization fluid or sterilizing light. If the reusable urinary catheter is sterilized using a sterilization fluid, the housing may include a manually actuated or electro-mechanical pump to circulate the sterilization fluid through the housing. The reusable urinary catheter may include a funnel secured to a catheter shaft, with a plurality of lateral openings defined in the funnel, which provide fluid communication between an interior of the funnel and an external surface of the catheter shaft. By allowing fluid communication between the interior of the funnel and the external surface of the catheter shaft, the lateral openings allow for fluid sterilization of both internal and external surfaces of the catheter shaft.

Claims (58)

1 . A reusable urinary catheter kit, comprising:

a housing including:

a base defining a disinfecting chamber, the base having a bottom end and a top end, the top end of the base defining an opening of the disinfecting chamber;

a lid associated with the top end of the base, movable between a closed condition and an open condition, in the closed condition the lid overlaying the base and covering the opening of the disinfecting chamber and in the open condition the lid being moved away from the base to uncover the opening of the disinfecting chamber;

a chassis removably positioned within the housing;

a reusable urinary catheter removably secured to the chassis;

a lifting member within the housing wherein the lifting member lifts the chassis when the lid is moved to the open condition;

a removable supply of sterilization fluid in fluid communication with the disinfecting chamber; and

a waste tank in communication with the disinfecting chamber.

2 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 1 , wherein the lid is pivotally secured to the top end of the base and is pivoted away from the base when in the open condition.

3 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 1 , wherein the lifting member is connected to the lid.

4 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 3 , wherein the lifting member comprises an arm connected to the lid.

5 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 1 , further including one or more pumps for pumping sterilization fluid from the supply of sterilization fluid into the disinfecting chamber and pumping sterilization fluid from the disinfecting chamber to the waste tank.

6 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 1 , wherein the waste tank is removably secured to the housing.

7 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 1 , wherein the supply of sterilization fluid comprises a cartridge of sterilization fluid.

8 . A reusable urinary catheter kit, comprising:

a housing including:

a base defining a disinfecting chamber, the base having a bottom end and a top end, the top end of the base defining an opening of the disinfecting chamber;

a lid associated with the top end of the base, movable between a closed condition and an open condition, in the closed condition the lid overlaying the base and covering the opening of the disinfecting chamber and in the open condition the lid being moved away from the base to uncover the opening of the disinfecting chamber;

a chassis removably positioned within the housing;

a reusable urinary catheter removably secured to the chassis, wherein the reusable urinary catheter is removably secured to the chassis by being at least partially wrapped around the chassis;

a removable supply of sterilization fluid in fluid communication with the disinfecting chamber; and

a waste tank in communication with the disinfecting chamber.

9 . A reusable urinary catheter kit, comprising:

a housing including:

a base defining a disinfecting chamber, the base having a bottom end and a top end, the top end of the base defining an opening of the disinfecting chamber;

a lid associated with the top end of the base, movable between a closed condition and an open condition, in the closed condition the lid overlaying the base and covering the opening of the disinfecting chamber and in the open condition the lid being moved away from the base to uncover the opening of the disinfecting chamber;

a chassis removably positioned within the housing;

a reusable urinary catheter removably secured to the chassis, wherein the chassis comprises one or more clips, and the reusable urinary catheter is received in the one or more clips;

a removable supply of sterilization fluid in fluid communication with the disinfecting chamber; and

a waste tank in communication with the disinfecting chamber.

10 . A reusable urinary catheter kit, comprising:

a housing including:

a base defining a disinfecting chamber, the base having a bottom end and a top end, the top end of the base defining an opening of the disinfecting chamber;

a lid associated with the top end of the base, movable between a closed condition and an open condition, in the closed condition the lid overlaying the base and covering the opening of the disinfecting chamber and in the open condition the lid being moved away from the base to uncover the opening of the disinfecting chamber;

a chassis removably positioned within the housing;

a reusable urinary catheter removably secured to the chassis, wherein the chassis comprises a wall having a groove, and the reusable urinary catheter is received into the groove of the wall;

a removable supply of sterilization fluid in fluid communication with the disinfecting chamber; and

a waste tank in communication with the disinfecting chamber.

11 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 1 , wherein the chassis has a shape similar to that of a shape of the disinfecting chamber.

12 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 1 , wherein the chassis comprises opposed first and second clips and a wall having an arcuate groove; and the reusable urinary catheter comprises a catheter tube removably received in the first and second clips and the groove of the wall.

13 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 1 , further comprising at least one light source associated with the base and/or the lid and configured to irradiate at least a portion of the reusable urinary catheter.

14 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 1 , wherein the supply of sterilization fluid is disposable.

15 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 8 , further including one or more pumps for pumping sterilization fluid from the supply of sterilization fluid into the disinfecting chamber and pumping sterilization fluid from the disinfecting chamber to the waste tank.

16 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 8 , wherein the waste tank is removably secured to the housing.

17 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 8 , wherein the supply of sterilization fluid comprises a cartridge of sterilization fluid.

18 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 8 , further comprising at least one light source associated with the base and/or the lid and configured to irradiate at least a portion of the reusable urinary catheter.

19 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 8 , wherein the supply of sterilization fluid is disposable.

20 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 9 , further including one or more pumps for pumping sterilization fluid from the supply of sterilization fluid into the disinfecting chamber and pumping sterilization fluid from the disinfecting chamber to the waste tank.

21 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 9 , wherein the waste tank is removably secured to the housing.

22 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 9 , wherein the supply of sterilization fluid comprises a cartridge of sterilization fluid.

23 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 9 , further comprising at least one light source associated with the base and/or the lid and configured to irradiate at least a portion of the reusable urinary catheter.

24 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 10 , wherein the supply of sterilization fluid is disposable.

25 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 10 , further including one or more pumps for pumping sterilization fluid from the supply of sterilization fluid into the disinfecting chamber and pumping sterilization fluid from the disinfecting chamber to the waste tank.

26 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 10 , wherein the waste tank is removably secured to the housing.

27 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 10 , wherein the supply of sterilization fluid comprises a cartridge of sterilization fluid.

28 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 10 , further comprising at least one light source associated with the base and/or the lid and configured to irradiate at least a portion of the reusable urinary catheter.

29 . The reusable urinary catheter kit of claim 10 , wherein the supply of sterilization fluid is disposable.