995 results about "Urinary catheter" patented technology

A urinary output monitoring system including a urine collection assembly coupled with an automated urinary output monitoring device. The urine collection assembly includes a drainage tube, an accumulator coupled with the drainage tube, and a urine collection container fluidly coupled with the accumulator. The automated urinary output monitoring device operatively is coupled with the urine collection container. Logic determines a volume of urine collected in the container based on a signal from a load cell of the monitoring device. A vacuum pump coupled with the accumulator generates a flow of air that the drags the urine along the drainage tube to the accumulator. The accumulator separates the flow of air from the urine. The flow of air enters the drainage tube by way of a female external urinary catheter.

Disclosed herein is urinary output monitoring system including a urinary collection device having a flow meter in communication with a monitor. The urinary collection device catheter includes a urine collection bag, a drainage tube and a urinary catheter. A console of the flow meter wirelessly communicates with a console of the monitor. The monitor depicts urine flow rate information on a display and wirelessly transmits urine flow rate information to an EMR system. The flow meter includes a flow meter identifier and the system links the urine flow rate information to the flow meter identifier. The monitor further links the flow meter identifier with a patient identification from the EMR system and depicts the patient identification on the display.

An automated urinary output monitoring system includes a urine collection assembly, a scale, and a pump. The urine collection assembly includes a urinary catheter coupled to a first drainage tube. The interim container coupled to the first drainage tube and a second drainage coupled to a final container. The scale measures the weight of urine collected in the final container and a display can depict the volume of urine collected in the final container. A vacuum pump can be coupled with the final container to draw urine from the interim container into the final container, and an air vent can isolate the patient from the vacuum within the final container. The system can be configured to wirelessly transmit urine volume data to an external computing device. A gyroscope can be coupled with the scale to determine the orientation of the scale.

A reusable urinary catheter (72), comprising a catheter tube (12), a drainage member (22), the proximal end portion of the drainage member being connected to the distal end of the catheter tube, the distal end portion of the drainage member defining a drainage opening (28); a collapsible sleeve (18) surrounding the catheter tube, an introducer attached to the proximal end portion of the sleeve and the distal end portion of the sleeve being attached to the drainage member, the drainage member including channels (23) in fluid communication with the interior cavity of the sleeve, the channels allowing passage of sterilization fluid into and out of the sleeve; a holder (74) having a first port (66) and a second port (68), the introducer being releasably attached to the first port and the drainage member being releasable attached to the second port; and a sterilization fluid located within the sleeve.

Disclosed herein is a urinary catheter system including a urinary catheter, a drainage tube connecting the urinary catheter to a urine collection bag. The urine collection bag is configured to transition between a storage state and a usage state. The urine collection bag includes an intake port coupled to a first opening, an outlet, where the outlet is configured to transition from a closed state to an opened state to allow the volume of fluid to be displaced from the urine collection bag. A storage bag detachably coupled to the urine collection bag, the storage bag having a storage bag opening and configured to receive the male urinary catheter, the drainage tube, and the urine collection bag in the storage state.

Disclosed herein is a urinary catheter generally configured for self-deployment. The catheter includes a closed volume within the lumen of the catheter containing a lubricant. The proximal end and the distal end of the catheter tube are coupled with a handling member disposed along the catheter tube to define a compact packaging shape of the catheter tube including one or more loops. The closed volume is breached by separating the proximal and distal ends away from the handling member in a single step via simultaneous application of separating forces to the proximal and distal ends. The handling member includes a pull ring for applying an oppositely directed separating force to the handling member. The catheter includes an inlet section configured of insertion into the patient and an inlet collar is slidably coupled with the inlet section. where in the inlet collar serves as a guide during insertion of the catheter.

Disclosed herein is a urine collection bag, system, and methods directed to automated measurement of a quantity of urine. The urine collection system can include the urine collection bag, a catheter, and flexible drainage tubing. The urine collection bag can include a collection area, force sensors, and circuitry configured to determine the volume of urine in the collection area based on pressure or weight measured by the force sensors, and the specific gravity of the urine. The catheter may include a small female external catheter (FEC) with an opening on a top side, a wicking catheter with a wicking area on a top side, a finger-mountable catheter, or a male external catheter (MEC). The tubing may be secured to a patient's leg with a stabilization device or a fabric strap. The catheter can remain on a patient while the patient stands or walks.

A method of making a customized catheter for an end user, comprising: capturing images of an end user's urethra; creating a 3D image of the end user's urethra; identifying areas of interest of the end user's urethra; generating a software or computerized model of a customized catheter using the 3D image, wherein the software or computerized model is modified based on the areas of interest; and 3D printing at least a portion of the customized catheter from the model and catheter made by this method

The invention relates to the technical field of medical equipment, and particularly provides a visual catheter suite which comprises a catheter body, a liquid storage bag, a camera and a steering mechanism, a first liquid outlet is formed in the side wall of the catheter body, meanwhile, a first branch pipe is arranged in the side wall of the catheter body, and the first branch pipe is communicated with the liquid storage bag and the first liquid outlet; the first branch pipe can convey liquid medicine, the corrugated pipe is arranged in the catheter body, the hardness of the catheter body can be enhanced through the arrangement of the corrugated pipe, so that the catheter body can be guided in more accurately, and meanwhile the switch assembly is further arranged; by arranging the first branch pipe and the second branch pipe, the lubricating liquid medicine in the first branch pipe can lubricate the urethra to reduce damage to the urethra in the guide-in process of the urethral catheter body, and when the front end of the urethral catheter body enters the bladder, the first liquid outlet is closed, so that the liquid storage bag expands to fix the urethral catheter body, and the urethral catheter body is prevented from falling off.

A drainage member (112) including energy receivers (128) for bonding to a catheter shaft (102) using energy, and a urinary catheter including such a drainage member. A method for energy welding a drainage member to a catheter shaft wherein the drainage member includes energy receivers.

Interstitial brachytherapy is a cancer treatment in which radioactive material is placed directly in the target tissue of the affected site using an afterloader. The accuracy of this placement is monitored in real time using a urinary catheter that locates the radioactive material according to the radiation levels measured by sensors in the walls of the urinary catheter. A scintillator that is embedded in the walls of the urinary catheter produces light when irradiated by the radioactive material. This light is proportional to the level of radiation at each location. The light produced by each scintillator is carried through optical fibers and then converted to an electrical signal that is proportional to the light and the radiation level at each location. The radioactive material is located according to the plurality of electrical signals. This location can be used as quality control feedback to the afterloader.

The ureter and urine bag comprises a urine bag body, a spiral pipe, a connecting pipe, a threaded connector pipe and a urine guiding pipe, the threaded connector pipe comprises a pipe body and an insertion pipe, internal threads with the thread pitch being 1.8-2.2 mm are machined on the inner wall of the pipe body, external threads matched with the internal threads are machined on the outer wall of the insertion pipe, and the spiral pipe is connected with the connecting pipe. Two groups of wing plates are symmetrically arranged on the outer wall of the cannula to provide rotating acting points, and a collecting assembly is integrated on the side wall of the urine bag and used for aseptically collecting urine samples. Traditional plug-pull type connection is replaced by a precise thread fit structure, a clear rotating force application point is provided for medical staff, operation is labor-saving and convenient, connector pollution is avoided, the urinary tract infection risk is effectively reduced, and the nursing comfort of a patient is improved.

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a urethral catheterization device which comprises a urethral catheter and a storage assembly, the storage assembly comprises a hook, a diversion bag and a urine receiving bag, the end, away from the diversion bag, of the urethral catheter is inserted into the bladder from the urethra to guide urine, and the drained urine is guided into the diversion bag through the urethral catheter to be stored. When the urine in the flow guide bag reaches a certain amount and needs to be poured out, the urination opening of the flow guide bag is opened, the urine is guided into the urine receiving bag, after the urine in the flow guide bag is guided out, the urination opening is closed, the urine receiving bag is taken down from the flow guide bag, and the urine is discharged and poured out through the urine receiving bag discharging opening. Urine cannot flow out when catheterization is performed or the urine receiving bag is taken down, and the problem that residual urine flows out to cause environmental pollution when the urine in the liquid storage bag is detached and poured out in an existing catheterization device is solved.

The utility model discloses a ureter structure with an air bag, and aims to solve the problems that 0.5 mL of normal saline needs to be injected into the air bag to jack up the air bag to enable the surface of the air bag to be smooth after the normal saline is pumped out when a ureter is pulled out in the prior art, the pain of a patient is prevented from being increased due to the fact that wrinkles of the air bag rub the urethral wall, and the workload is increased due to the increase of operation steps of nurses. And the catheter pulling speed is reduced. The urinary catheter comprises a urinary catheter body, a hose connector is mounted at the left end of the urinary catheter body, an air groove is formed in the outer surface of the urinary catheter body, a positioning air bag is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the air groove, an air channel is formed in the urinary catheter body and communicated with the air groove, and an air bag connector is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the urinary catheter body. Through the design, normal saline in the positioning air bag is quantitatively retained to support the positioning air bag so as to prevent the positioning air bag from wrinkling, the normal saline does not need to be injected into the positioning air bag for the second time, and the workload of medical staff is reduced.

The invention provides in-vitro fixing equipment for a balloon catheter for clinical nursing, and belongs to the field of medical instruments. Comprising a mounting box, a fixing rod is fixedly connected to the inner surface of the mounting box, a first buffering assembly is arranged on the outer side of the fixing rod, the first buffering assembly comprises a winding part and a movable part, and the winding part comprises a movable sleeve rotationally connected with the outer surface of the fixing rod. By arranging the first buffer assembly, the guide pipe is wound and stored through the guide frame, the length of the guide pipe on the outer side of the mounting box is within a proper range, meanwhile, the risk that the guide pipe is accidentally pulled can be effectively reduced, the guide pipe is released through movement of the guide frame, the pulling force borne by the guide pipe is buffered and absorbed, and the service life of the guide pipe is prolonged. Therefore, the pulling force transmitted to the balloon catheter can be effectively reduced, the probability that the balloon catheter damages the bladder and the urethra of a patient when the patient accidentally moves can be reduced, and the comfort of the catheterization equipment in the operation process can be effectively guaranteed.

A urinary catheter configured to be ultrasonically welded to a drainage member. More particularly, a urinary catheter with a drainage member associated with a mandrel guidance device. More particularly, a urinary catheter with a drainage member including a mandrel guidance device and welding devices associated with the drainage member.

The invention relates to an antibacterial catheter which is made of antibacterial plastic, and the antibacterial plastic comprises at least one first plastic matrix, a second plastic matrix or a thermoplastic elastomer material and at least one antibacterial agent. The antibacterial agent comprises metal of molybdenum and / or tungsten, or metal oxide thereof, or molybdenum and / or tungstate, or molybdenum and / or zincate, or polyoxometallate (POM) containing molybdenum and / or tungsten. The antibacterial function of the antibacterial catheter is achieved through a non-contact antibacterial mechanism, toxic and side effects are avoided, and common pathogenic microorganisms and super bacteria can be effectively resisted; the composition is safe and harmless, does not change hereditary characteristics of cells, does not cause carcinogenesis, does not generate drug resistance, and is efficient and lasting in antibiosis.

An intermittent urinary catheter (1) comprises an elongate main body (2). The elongate main body has an insertion end (3) for insertion into a urethra and bladder, an outlet end (4) for the outflow of fluid from the catheter, and a lumen (5) extending between the insertion end and the outlet end. The elongate main body also comprises at least one inlet aperture (6) proximal to the insertion end, and an external flushing portion (7) extending along a portion of the elongate main body between the insertion end and the outlet end. The external flushing portion comprises a plurality of elongate eyelets (8) formed through an external surface of the elongate main body.

An intermittent urinary catheter (1) comprises an elongate main body (2) and a funnel (26). The elongate main body has an insertion end for insertion into a urethra and an outflow end. The funnel is provided at the outflow end of the elongate main body. The elongate main body further comprises an external flushing portion (7). The funnel comprises an inlet end (102) and an outlet end (101), and a bore (100) therebetween. The bore comprises an outlet portion (103) from which urine exits the catheter; a connection portion (105), where the elongate main body is connected to the funnel; and a urine collection portion (104), which, in use, collects urine flowing along the outer surface of the elongate main body. The urine collection portion comprises a converging portion (30) of the bore in which the diameter of the bore reduces from the inlet end towards the connection portion.

The invention discloses urinary catheterization equipment for urinary surgery. The urinary catheterization equipment comprises a device body, a fixing plate, a mounting assembly, a movable rod, a limiting assembly and a urine bag. The mounting assembly is used for stably fixing the fixing plate to the abdomen of a patient, the movable rod is connected to the fixing plate through the hinge seat, and the limiting assembly is used for fixing the catheter. The urine bag is connected with an electronic monitoring control system, the flow, pressure, temperature and liquid level of urine can be monitored in real time, and urination and alarm can be automatically carried out. Through intelligent monitoring and automatic control functions, the safety, comfort and convenience of the urinary catheterization equipment are improved, the infection risk is reduced, and the urinary catheterization equipment is suitable for urinary catheterization treatment of urinary surgery patients.

The invention relates to the field of medical apparatus and instruments, in particular to a catheter outer clamping type urine volume monitoring device and method.The catheter outer clamping type urine volume monitoring device comprises a clamping body module capable of being controlled to be opened and closed and used for detachably wrapping the outer wall of a catheter; the sensing module is integrated on the inner surface of the clamping main body module and comprises a flow velocity detection unit used for acquiring a urine flow velocity signal based on an ultrasonic time-difference method; the deformation detection unit is used for acquiring peripheral deformation distribution of the urinary catheter through contact type pressure sensing; the parameter calibration module comprises a non-contact optical measurement assembly and is used for acquiring geometric parameters of the ureter before and after the clamping operation; the control module is in communication connection with the sensing module and the parameter calibration module and is used for dynamically adjusting the clamping pressure according to the geometric parameters; and fusing the flow velocity signal and the deformation distribution data to generate a calibrated urine flow value. According to the invention, high-precision and multi-dimensional urine volume monitoring is realized, and the system adapts to a complex flowing state.

The utility model discloses an anti-backflow bladder irrigator which comprises a needle cylinder, a connecting plate is arranged in the needle cylinder in a sliding mode, a through hole is formed in the connecting plate, a first piston is fixedly arranged on one side of the connecting plate, a second piston is arranged in the first piston in a separable mode, the through hole is blocked by the second piston, and a first pushing assembly is arranged on the connecting plate. One end of the needle cylinder is provided with a first liquid inlet and a second liquid inlet, the other end of the needle cylinder is provided with a first liquid outlet and a second liquid outlet, the second liquid outlet is communicated with a catheter, the other end of the catheter is connected with a flushing pipe, and the other end of the flushing pipe is communicated with the second liquid inlet; the flushing pipe is provided with a flushing opening and a backflow opening. After the bladder is cleaned, the backflow channel can be cleaned in time, bacteria are not prone to breeding, and the difficulty of cleaning and disinfecting the device in the later period is reduced.

An intermittent catheter package including a plurality of components and a catheterization tray configured to facilitate a catheterization procedure. The plurality of components include a urinary catheter fluidly connected to a urine-drainage bag and a sampling-port access device configured to fluidly connect to a urine-sampling port of the urinary catheter or the urine-drainage bag for aseptic collection of one or more urine samples.The catheterization tray includes at least a first compartment, a second compartment, a third compartment, and a fourth compartment. The second compartment is connected to the third compartment Step-by-step surface instructions for performing the catheterization procedure are incorporated into the catheterization tray.

The invention discloses a high-precision real-time urodynamic monitoring method and system, and belongs to the technical field of medical monitoring. A urine flow sensor is arranged at the downstream of a catheterization assembly to collect urine flow and generate an electric signal; the electric signals are transmitted to a micro-control unit for digital processing, and the instantaneous flow velocity of urine, the accumulated urine volume per hour and the total urine volume of 24 hours are calculated in real time through an integral flow velocity algorithm; a calculation result is output to a local display screen, and real-time data viewing and historical curve graph and statistical report display are supported; meanwhile, the urine volume data are packaged according to timestamps and patient identifications and uploaded to a hospital nursing information system through a standardized interface protocol; if it is detected that the urine volume is abnormally lower than a set threshold value or is completely in a urine-free state, the system automatically triggers an alarm and pushes the alarm to the nursing terminal; by means of the method, automation, informatization and intelligentization of urine volume monitoring can be achieved, and the method is suitable for continuous nursing requirements of ICU and other critical areas.

The invention discloses an AI-based wearable catheter pressure monitoring system, which comprises an initial starting module, which is used for determining initial starting time by using a classification model according to obtained initial urethral pressure data of a target patient and an original medical data set and the initial urethral pressure data of the target patient, and sending a pressure detection starting instruction; the pressure sensor monitors the internal pressure of the balloon of the catheter in real time at a certain monitoring frequency; and the dynamic monitoring module is used for receiving the internal pressure of the catheter balloon and dynamically adjusting the monitoring frequency of the pressure sensor in different nursing stages of the target patient by using a time sequence model according to the internal pressure of the catheter balloon. The system provided by the invention can intelligently adjust the monitoring frequency according to the dynamic change of the urethral pressure of the patient, predicts the service life of the equipment, realizes low-power-consumption operation and improves the monitoring efficiency.

A reusable urinary catheter assembly comprises a storage container defining a cavity, a hydration liquid and a reusable urinary catheter. The hydration liquid includes a disinfection medium and a hydrophilic polymer. The viscosity of the hydration liquid is 40 cP or lower. The reusable urinary catheter includes a shaft, and at least a part of the shaft is provided with a hydrophilic surface. During storage, the shaft is enclosed within the cavity in a storage position. The hydration fluid hydrates and regenerates the hydrophilic surface and disinfects the catheter. The catheter is configured to be repeatedly inserted into and removed from the storage container.

The utility model discloses an auxiliary fixing band used for secondary fixing of a urinary catheter of an ICU critical patient, and relates to the technical field of urinary catheter auxiliary fixing bands, the auxiliary fixing band comprises an elastic main fixing band, the two free ends of the main fixing band are fixed on the legs of the patient through a bonding assembly, a fixing mechanism is arranged on the main fixing band, and the two free ends of the main fixing band are fixed on the legs of the patient through the bonding assembly. The fixing mechanism is used for fixing the ureter on the main fixing band so as to prevent the ureter and the main fixing band from moving downwards due to gravity, the main fixing band is arranged, the two free ends of the main fixing band can be fixed through the bonding assemblies, and therefore the main fixing band can be fixed on the thighs of a patient, and the fixing mechanism is used for fixing the ureter on the thighs of the patient. The device is simple in structure, does not need to be fixed on the skin of a patient through an adhesive, reduces the damage to the skin of the patient, can be detached from the thigh, facilitates the change of the fixing position, and improves the use flexibility of the device.

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical urine collectors, in particular to a female non-insertion type urine collector, which comprises a catheter, a urine collecting mechanism is arranged at the top end of the catheter, a fixing mechanism convenient for fixing the urine collecting mechanism on a urethral orifice of a patient is arranged on the urine collecting mechanism, a first split pants is arranged on the urine collecting mechanism, and a second split pants is arranged on the first split pants. Waist fixing belts are fixedly connected to the two sides of the first split pants. According to the female non-insertion type urine collector, the waist fixing belt is fixed to the two sides of the first split trousers, the first hook-and-loop fastener and the second hook-and-loop fastener which are arranged on the inner side of the first split trousers and the inner side of the waist fixing belt are fixedly bonded with the second split trousers so that a urine collecting mechanism can be fixed, meanwhile, a urine collecting cylinder is fixed in a through hole formed in the first split trousers, and therefore the urine collecting mechanism can be fixed conveniently. The silica gel ring and the breathable film patch are fixed to the top of the urine collection cylinder and connected with the first split pants, and the catheter is inserted into the bottom end of the urine collection cylinder, so that the urine collection mechanism is fixed to the urethral orifice of a patient through the fixing mechanism to collect urine.

A urinary catheter includes a catheter tube with a lumen, a proximal end, a distal end and a balloon coupled to the proximal end. The balloon is configured to be positioned in an interior of a bladder. The proximal end is configured to provide flow of urine from the bladder through the catheter lumen bag collects urine from the bladder through the catheter lumen. The drainage bag has an inlet port for receiving urine and an outlet port for draining urine from the drainage bag. The urinary catheter tube includes the proximal end and the proximal end, with a plurality of urine draining holes that receive urine from the bladder and allow it to be transported to and though the urinary catheter tube. One or more sensors included in the urinary catheter and positioned to be in contact with patient's urine. An artificial intelligence engine is coupled to the one or more sensors to receive sensor data, and make recommendations relative to a health of a patient.

The invention relates to systems and / or apparatuses capable of sterilizing medical products, preferably reusable urinary catheters, or other products using radiation. The apparatus of the present invention can be efficiently configured and designed to provide sterilization of the surfaces of a medical device by emitting radiation in a range sufficient and effective to destroy contaminants including pathogens and microorganisms. According to one preferred embodiment, radiation emitting diodes are placed in an array such that radiation is emitted into the interior of the apparatus enclosing the medical device for sterilization. Preferably, the systems and / or apparatuses can repeatedly sterilize medical products (e.g., reusable urinary catheters) without damaging them.