ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,058, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Dentsply Sirona Inc. (York, Pa.).
"Reusable hydrophilic urinary catheter assembly" was invented by Martin Lovmar (Molndal, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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 withi...