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Granted Patent B2
US 12,589,218 · App. 18/019,464 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Intermittent-catheter assembly and methods thereof

Inventors: Ronald N. Legaspi (Alpharetta, GA); James David Hughett, Sr. (Monroe, GA); Kyle Daw (Smyrna, GA)
Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
A61M25/0017A61M25/04
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Patent No.
US 12,589,218
App. No.
18/019,464
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are intermittent-catheter assemblies and methods thereof. An intermittent-catheter assembly includes, in some embodiments, a collapsible catheter housing and an intermittent catheter. The catheter housing can include an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve slidably mounted over the inner sleeve. Alternatively, the catheter housing can include an outer sleeve and a collapsible outer cover coupled to the outer sleeve. The intermittent catheter includes a funnel and a catheter tube coupled to the funnel. The intermittent-catheter assembly has a storage state and an opened state. In the storage state, the intermittent catheter is sealed within the catheter housing. In the opened state, the catheter housing is collapsed exposing the funnel of the intermittent catheter for removal of the intermittent catheter from the catheter housing. Methods of the intermittent-catheter assemblies include a method of using an intermittent-catheter assembly.

Claims (34)

1 . An intermittent-catheter assembly, comprising:

a collapsible catheter housing including:

an inner sleeve; and

an outer sleeve slidably mounted over the inner sleeve; and

an intermittent catheter including:

a funnel having a funnel opening for voiding urine;

a cap configured to cap the funnel opening of the funnel, the cap coupled to the funnel by a living hinge; and

a catheter tube coupled to the funnel, the intermittent-catheter assembly having:

a storage state in which the intermittent catheter is sealed within the collapsible catheter housing; and

an opened state in which the collapsible catheter housing is collapsed exposing the funnel of the intermittent catheter for removal of the intermittent catheter from the collapsible catheter housing.

2 . The intermittent-catheter assembly of claim 1 , wherein the funnel opening opens in a proximal end of the funnel opposite the catheter tube.

3 . The intermittent-catheter assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cap includes an annular seal around a perimeter of the cap.

4 . The intermittent-catheter assembly of claim 3 , wherein the annular seal is an ‘O’-ring disposed in an annular groove around the perimeter of the cap.

5 . The intermittent-catheter assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a lubricant disposed in the inner sleeve between the inner sleeve and the catheter tube in the storage state of the intermittent-catheter assembly.

6 . The intermittent-catheter assembly of claim 1 , wherein the collapsible catheter housing is configured to collapse when a distal end of the inner sleeve is held against a surface and the outer sleeve is moved toward the surface, thereby exposing the funnel of the intermittent catheter for removal of the intermittent catheter from the collapsible catheter housing.

7 . The intermittent-catheter assembly of claim 1 , wherein the funnel includes a plurality of ridges integrated into an outer surface of the funnel, the plurality of ridges configured for gripping the funnel as a handle while removing the intermittent catheter from the collapsible catheter housing for voiding urine.

8 . The intermittent-catheter assembly of claim 1 , wherein the catheter tube includes a plurality of eyelets proximate a catheter tip, the plurality of eyelets in fluid communication with the funnel opening.

9 . An intermittent-catheter assembly, comprising:

a collapsible catheter housing including:

an outer sleeve; and

a collapsible outer cover coupled to the outer sleeve; and

an intermittent catheter including:

a funnel;

a cap configured to cap a proximal opening of the funnel, the cap coupled to the funnel by a living hinge; and

a catheter tube coupled to the funnel, the intermittent catheter disposed in the collapsible catheter housing in a storage state of the intermittent-catheter assembly.

10 . The intermittent-catheter assembly of claim 9 , wherein an entirety of the funnel is disposed in the outer sleeve and a majority of the catheter tube is disposed in the collapsible outer cover in the storage state of the intermittent-catheter assembly.

11 . The intermittent-catheter assembly of claim 9 , further comprising a lubricant disposed in the outer sleeve between the outer sleeve and the catheter tube in the storage state of the intermittent-catheter assembly.

12 . The intermittent-catheter assembly of claim 9 , wherein the collapsible outer cover is configured to collapse when a distal end of the intermittent-catheter assembly is held against a surface and the outer sleeve is moved toward the surface, thereby exposing the funnel of the intermittent catheter for removal of the intermittent catheter from the collapsible catheter housing.

13 . The intermittent-catheter assembly of claim 9 , wherein the funnel includes a plurality of ridges integrated into an outer surface of the funnel, the plurality of ridges configured for gripping the funnel as a handle while removing the intermittent catheter from the collapsible catheter housing for voiding urine.

14 . The intermittent-catheter assembly of claim 9 , wherein the cap is configured to cap the funnel when not actively voiding urine.

15 . The intermittent-catheter assembly of claim 9 , wherein the catheter tube includes a plurality of eyelets proximate a catheter tip, the plurality of eyelets in fluid communication with the proximal opening of the funnel.

16 . The intermittent-catheter assembly of claim 9 , wherein an inner surface of the outer sleeve includes a plurality of seals configured to secure the intermittent catheter in the collapsible catheter housing in the storage state of the intermittent-catheter assembly, thereby maintaining sterility of the intermittent catheter prior to use of the intermittent catheter.

17 . The intermittent-catheter assembly of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of seals are configured to prevent urine leakage from the intermittent-catheter assembly in the storage state of the intermittent-catheter assembly after use of the intermittent catheter.

18 . The intermittent-catheter assembly of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of seals are ‘O’-rings.

Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63211922 · Jun 17, 2021
Provisional Application 63060615 · Aug 3, 2020
Related Publication 20230293848A1 · Sep 21, 2023
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