ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,119, issued on May 27, was assigned to ConvaTec Inc. (Bridgewater, N.J.).
"Methods of urging a catheter from a closed urinary catheter system" was invented by Timothy A. Palmer (Stillwater, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sterile closed intermittent urinary catheter system which is an easier to use by virtue of ergonomic shaping to facilitate advancement and retrieval of the catheter from the collection bag. The bag may have a closed internal hole adjacent an indent in one edge that creates a narrow channel through which the catheter passes. The narrow channel is located near to and in alignment with an outlet assembly so that...