The present invention is a folding
urethral catheter tube
insertion device for women, abbreviated to: FUCID. The device facilitates easy finding of the location of the external
urethral orifice in women and assists in the self
insertion of a
catheter tube into the
urethra orifice while widening the orifice. Once inserted, user is able to disconnect the device from her body while maintaining the
catheter tube in the
urethra tract. The FUCID is typically produced as a
single entity product and is typically produced by injection cast molding technology of a semi-rigid material. The FUCID folds to a compact, small size configuration, that is suitable and convenient to carry around in a small purse or small bag. The folded configuration of the FUCID is easily and simply unfolded to a ready-for-deployment configuration. The device is is constructed of: a vaginal
insertion portion, abbreviated to VIP, a hollow funnel shaped tube guiding channel portion, abbreviated to TGCP, and a bridging plate between the two portions. The bridging plate is connected in a fixed connection of approximately 90 degrees to the widen side of TGCP and is connected to the VIP by a flexible hinge connection. Flexible wing curved bars protrude from the TGCP above the plain of the connected bridging plate. In its folded configuration of the FUCID, the VIP is folded to be in an approximate spatial parallel configuration with TGCP. In the FUCID unfolded configuration, the VIP is folded to be in an approximate aligned
spatial configuration with FUCID. In deploying the FUCID, the TGCP aligned VIP is inserted into the
vagina while positioning the opening of the wide side of TGCP over the uretheral orifice of the patient. The TGCP is pushed towards the body of the patient, causing the flexible wing curved bars to come into contact with the
skin surrounding the uretheral orifice and to widen the orifice opening. With orifice openened the
catheter tube is inserted through the TGCP.