Female clean intermittent catheter system
View Patent ↗A method and system for intermittent female catheterization by a patient a patient's caregiver, or a health care provider are revealed. The system contains apparatus for at least one intermittent female catheterization and includes at least one female catheter, antibacterial soap, a lubricant, a mirror, step-by step instructions, and a container, where the above named items are positioned inside the container. The method includes self-care documentation for a medical professional to instruct a patient in the use of the system and to keep a record that the instruction of the patient was performed.
1. A patient education system for educating users in intermittent female catheterization, said system comprising:
a female catheterization system including at least one female catheter wherein said female catheterization system contains:
(a) ten gloves;
(b) a collection basin;
(c) thirty-five disposable wipes
(d) three protective underpads;
(e) four female catheters;
(f) ten single doses of lubricant gel;
(g) antibacterial liquid soap;
(h) four clean catheter zipper bags;
(i) a used catheter zipper bag;
(j) a container of alcohol gel;
(k) a urine record card;
(l) a lubricating gel tube;
(m) a mirror;
(n) a fanny pack;
(o) step-by-step instructions;
(p) a box wherein items (a) through (o) are positioned inside the box; and
self-care documentation which an instructor uses to educate the users in performing intermittent female catheterization using the female catheterization system.
2. The patient education system of claim 1 , wherein the self-care documentation includes at least one acknowledgement section for documenting instructions provided to the users.
3. The patient education system of claim 1 , which further includes a set of step-by-step instructions used by the users in performing intermittent female catheterization.
4. The patient education system of claim 1 , wherein said female catheterization system contains apparatus for at least one month of catheterizations.
5. A system for facilitating intermittent female catheterization, said system comprising:
a plurality of infection prevention devices;
at least one female insertion device wherein said female insertion device includes at least one female catheter, one mirror and lubricant; and
at least one recording device which enables a user to record an amount of drainage from a catheter site.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein said recording device includes a collection basin and a record card.
7. The system of claim 5 , which includes at least one information device.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein said information device includes at least one set of step-by-step instructions.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein said information device includes at least one contents map.
10. The system of claim 7 , wherein said information device includes self-care documentation for documenting instructions provided to the user in the use of the system.
11. The system of claim 5 , wherein said system contains sufficient apparatus for a plurality of catheterizations.
12. A system for intermittent female catheterization used by a user and containing apparatus for at least one catheterization, said system comprising:
(a) at least one female catheter;
(b) antibacterial soap;
(c) lubricant;
(d) a mirror;
(e) at least one set of step-by-step instructions; and
(f) at least one container for holding the system.
13. The system of claim 12 , which includes self-care documentation including at least one acknowledgement section for documenting instructions provided to the user in the use of the system.
14. A method for intermittent catheterization by a user comprising inserting a catheter with the system of claim 12 .
15. A system for intermittent female catheterization used by a user for a plurality of catheter insertions, said system comprising:
(a) ten gloves;
(b) a collection basin;
(c) thirty five disposable wipes
(d) three protective underpads;
(e) four female catheters;
(f) ten single doses of lubricant gel;
(g) antibacterial liquid soap;
(h) four clean catheter zipper bags;
(i) a used catheter zipper bag;
(j) a container of alcohol gel;
(k) a urine record card;
(l) a lubricating gel tube;
(m) a mirror;
(n) a set of step-by-step instructions; and
(o) a box wherein items (a) through (n) are positioned inside the box.
16. The system of claim 15 , which includes self-care documentation for documenting instructions provided to the user in the use of the system.
17. A system for intermittent female catheterization used by a user and containing apparatus for at least one catheterization, said system comprising:
(a) at least one female catheter;
(b) lubricant;
(c) a mirror;
(d) at least one set of step-by-step instructions; and
(e) at least one container for holding the system.
18. The system of claim 17 , which includes self-care documentation including at least one acknowledgement section for documenting instructions provided to the user in the use of the system.
19. A method for intermittent catheterization by a user comprising inserting a catheter with the system of claim 17 .