Urinary catheter and method of catheterising a bladder using an actively deflectable urethral catheter and a deflection mechanism

A urinary catheter with deflectable tip, comprising a hollow catheter body configured to be inserted within the urethra of a patient, the catheter body having an elongate portion, a tip portion near a distal end of the elongate portion and an engagement portion spaced from the distal end where a use...

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Hauptverfasser:	MIDDLETON, Ian S, MIDDLETON, Rory L, MIDDLETON, Dougal L
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Zusammenfassung:	A urinary catheter with deflectable tip, comprising a hollow catheter body configured to be inserted within the urethra of a patient, the catheter body having an elongate portion, a tip portion near a distal end of the elongate portion and an engagement portion spaced from the distal end where a user can grasp the catheter, the tip portion being deflectable for the purpose of steering the catheter within the urethra to allow the catheter to follow a natural curvature of the urethra, the tip portion being movable from a generally straight condition to a deflected condition wherein deflection of the tip portion occurs while the elongate portion remains generally straight.