Granted Patent
B2
US 12,551,601 · App. 17/773,799 · Granted Feb 17, 2026
Hydrophilic medical products and hydration mediums for hydrating the same
Inventors:
David J. Farrell (Ballina, IE); Satwinder S. Panesar (Foxford, IE); Carlos Horkan (Westport, IE); Kevin Murnaghan (Ballina, IE); Tadas S. Sileika (Lake Forest, IL); Michael G. Murray (Ballina, IE); Vincent Naughton (Sligo, IE); Paul M. O'Donnell (Castlebar, IE); John P. O'Mahony (Ardnacrusha, IE); John T. Clarke (Galway, IE); Nicole L. Dean (Antioch, IL); Rajan A. Burt (Somerville, MA); Jacqueline MJ Pettigrew (Lindenhurst, IL)
Assignee:
Hollister Incorporated
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Abstract
Hydration mediums, assemblies containing hydration mediums and methods of making the same.
Claims (16)
1 . A urinary catheter product, comprising:
a package containing:
a catheter comprising a catheter shaft having a hydrophilic coating thereon; and
a foamed hydration medium including a hydration liquid comprising water and a preservative, the preservative comprising one or more of acid and peroxide, and the foamed hydration medium comprising a mass of gas bubbles formed on or in the hydration liquid.
2 . The urinary catheter product of claim 1 , wherein the hydration medium further comprises a polyol.
3 . The urinary catheter product of claim 2 , wherein the polyol comprises glycerol.
4 . The urinary catheter product of claim 2 , wherein a ratio of polyol to preservative is between about 3400 to 1 and about 500 to 1.
5 . The urinary catheter product of claim 1 , wherein the acid comprises a weak acid.
6 . The urinary catheter product of claim 5 , wherein the weak acid comprises one or more of citric acid and hypochlorous acid.
7 . The urinary catheter product of claim 1 , wherein the acid comprises a strong acid.
8 . The urinary catheter product of claim 7 , wherein the strong acid comprises hydrochloric acid.
9 . The urinary catheter product of claim 1 , wherein the peroxide comprises hydrogen peroxide.
10 . The urinary catheter product of claim 1 , wherein the hydration medium further includes a stabilizer.
11 . The urinary catheter product of claim 10 , wherein the stabilizer includes xanthan gum.
12 . The urinary catheter product of claim 1 , wherein the hydration medium further includes a surfactant.
13 . The urinary catheter product of claim 12 , wherein in the surfactant comprises sodium methyl cocoyl taurate.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Jan 3, 2023
From: FARRELL, DAVID J.; PANESAR, SATWINDER S.; HORKAN, CARLOS; MURNAGHAN, KEVIN; SILEIKA, TADAS S.; MURRAY, MICHAEL G.; NAUGHTON, VINCENT; O'DONNELL, PAUL M.; O'MAHONY, JOHN P.; CLARKE, JOHN T.; DEAN, NICOLE L.; BURT, RAJAN A.; PETTIGREW, JACQUELINE MJ
To: HOLLISTER INCORPORATED
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application
62932947
· Nov 8, 2019
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