IP Library Granted Patent US 12,239,806
Granted Patent B2
US 12,239,806 · App. 17/289,723 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Peritoneal cavity-bladder connecting catheter for ascites drainage

Inventors: Il Hwan Kim (Busan, KR); Myeong Ju Kang (Busan, KR); Bong Su Park (Busan, KR); Si Hyung Park (Busan, KR); Yu Jin Lee (Busan, KR); Jin Han Park (Busan, KR); Jae Ha Lee (Busan, KR); Kang Min Park (Busan, KR); Seong Cheol Kim (Busan, KR); Jae Seung Jung (Busan, KR); So Yeong Jung (Busan, KR)
Assignee: INJE UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
A61M27/002A61M25/10182A61M2027/004A61M2210/1017A61M2210/1085
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Patent No.
US 12,239,806
App. No.
17/289,723
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a peritoneal cavity-bladder connecting catheter for ascites drainage. The peritoneal cavity-bladder connecting catheter for ascites drainage includes a peritoneal cavity position part positioned on the side of a peritoneal cavity by passing through a bladder wall located between the peritoneal cavity and a bladder, the peritoneal cavity position part having inlets through which ascites flow into an inner space and being formed as a film that surrounds the inner space, and a bladder position part integrally formed with the peritoneal cavity position part and positioned on the side of the bladder located on the side of the bladder wall opposite to the peritoneal cavity, the bladder position part having outlets through ascites flowed into the peritoneal cavity position part are discharged to outside, and being configured to form a closed inner space together with the peritoneal cavity position part.

Claims (43)

1. A peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter, configured to be positioned at a bladder wall, the peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter comprising:

a peritoneal cavity part having a plurality of inlets,

wherein the peritoneal cavity part defines a first space on a side of a peritoneal cavity when configured to be positioned at the bladder wall, and wherein the first space is configured to receive ascites flowed through the plurality of inlets;

a bladder part integrally coupled with the peritoneal cavity part,

wherein the bladder part has a plurality of outlets and defines a second space on a side of a bladder when configured to be positioned at the bladder wall which divides the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part,

and

wherein the plurality of outlets are configured to discharge the ascites from the second space to outside;

a through-hole penetrating both the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part, and configured to allow a guide wire to pass there-through,

wherein the through-hole is structurally separated from both the first and the second space formed by the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part, wherein a first end of the through hole on the side of the peritoneal cavity and a distal end of the peritoneal cavity part are configured to be equally distant to the bladder wall, and a second end of the through hole 2 on the side of the bladder and a distal end of the bladder part are configured to be equally distant to the bladder wall, and

wherein both the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part have a tapered structure from the bladder wall to the respective distal ends of the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part; and

wherein when taken in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of both the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part, a diameter of the cross-sectional view consistently decreases towards the respective distal ends from the bladder wall;

a backflow-prevention part interposed between the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part, and configured to prevent the ascites flowing from the second space back to the first space;

a backflow-prevention-check valve disposed in the through-hole and configured to prevent the ascites from flowing back into the peritoneal cavity part through the through-hole; and

a balloon part positioned on an outer circumferential surface of both the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part, and configured to elastically support both the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part.

2. The peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter of claim 1 , wherein the first space and the second space have a circumferential surface around the through-hole defining a portion of the first space and the second space being on either lateral side of the through-hole when a longitudinal cross-section of the peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter is taken.

3. The peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter of claim 2 , wherein the backflow-prevention part is sandwiched between the portion of the first space and the portion of the second space.

4. The peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter of claim 1 , wherein the balloon part has at least a first balloon part and a second balloon part.

5. The peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter of claim 4 , the first balloon part is coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the peritoneal cavity part, and the second balloon part is coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the bladder part.

6. The peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter of claim 4 , the first balloon part and the second balloon part are distanced apart with a predetermined distance of the bladder wall.

7. The peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter of claim 1 , wherein the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part are facing each other.

8. The peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter of claim 1 , wherein the through-hole has a penetration channel extending longitudinally across a center of both the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part.

9. The peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter of claim 1 , wherein the through-hole is configured to accommodate at least one of a medical device or the guide wire.

10. A peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter, configured to be positioned at a bladder wall, the peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter comprising:

a peritoneal cavity part having a plurality of inlets,

wherein the peritoneal cavity part defines a first space,

and

wherein the first space is configured to receive ascites flowed through the plurality of inlets;

a bladder part integrally coupled with the peritoneal cavity part,

wherein the bladder part has a plurality of outlets and defines a second space,

and

wherein the plurality of outlets are configured to discharge the ascites from the second space to outside;

a through-hole penetrating both the peritoneal cavity part and a bladder part, and configured to allow a guide wire to pass there-through,

wherein the through-hole is structurally separated from both the first space and the second space,

wherein a first end of the through hole on the side of the peritoneal cavity and a distal end of the peritoneal cavity part are configured to be equally distant to the bladder wall, and a second end of the through hole on the side of the bladder and a distal end of the bladder part are configured to be equally distant to the bladder wall, and wherein both the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part have a tapered structure from the bladder wall to the respective distal ends of the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part; and

wherein when taken in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of both the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part, a diameter of the cross-sectional view consistently decreases towards the respective distal ends from the bladder wall.

11. The peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter of claim 10 , further comprising a backflow-prevention part interposed between the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part; and

a backflow-prevention-check valve disposed in the through-hole.

12. The peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter of claim 10 , further comprising at least one balloon part positioned on an outer circumferential surface of both the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part.

13. The peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter of claim 10 , wherein the first space and the second space have a circumferential surface around the through-hole defining in a portion of the first and the second space being on either lateral side of the through-hole when a longitudinal cross-section of the peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter is taken, and

wherein a backflow-prevention part is sandwiched between either the portion of the first space and the second space.

14. The peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter of claim 10 , wherein the through-hole has a penetration channel extending longitudinally across a center of both the peritoneal cavity part and the bladder part, and

wherein the through-hole is configured to accommodate at least one of a medical device or the guide wire.

15. The peritoneal cavity-bladder catheter of claim 12 , wherein the balloon part has at least a first balloon part and a second balloon part, and the first balloon part coupled to the peritoneal cavity part and the second balloon part coupled to the bladder part are distanced apart with a predetermined distance of the bladder wall.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2021
From: KIM, IL HWAN; KANG, MYEONG JU; PARK, BONG SU; PARK, SI HYUNG; LEE, YU JIN; PARK, JIN HAN; LEE, JAE HA; PARK, KANG MIN; KIM, SEONG CHEOL; JUNG, JAE SEUNG; JUNG, SO YEONG
To: INJE UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0129719 · Oct 29, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220001156A1 · Jan 6, 2022
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