ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,700, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Hollister Inc. (Libertyville, Ill.).
"Reusable urinary catheter products" was invented by Michael G. Murray (Ballina, Ireland), Horacio Montes De Oca (Ballina, Ireland), Gary W. Inglese (Deerfield, Ill.), Rebecca M. Leece (Bicester, Ireland), Darcy R. Balaski (Castlebar, Ireland), John T. Clarke (Galway, Ireland), John P. O'Mahony (Ardnacrusha, Ireland), Dmitry Sheremetiev (Oranmore, Ireland), Denise Gamblin (Leeds, Great Britain), Thomas Renehan (Ballina, Ireland), Richard J. Meaney (Westport, Ireland) and Vivienne McNulty (Dublin).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reusable urinary catheter (72)...