GB2436070A - Flexible urinary catheter - Google Patents

Abstract

A urine filter or catheter 1 formed from a soft, pliable, transparent material for insertion into the urethra of the penis or vagina to provide comfort for a patient during surgical operations. Preferably the catheter 1 has a smooth aperture 2 at either end to prevent rupture and bleeding to the lining of the urethra and to prevent infection. The catheter 1 may be 76 centimetres long. The catheter 1 may dispense with the need for antibiotics and helps the patient recover more quickly.

Description

<p>URINE FILTER</p>

<p>TIlE INVENTION RELATES TO A NEW IMPROVED CONCEPT TO THE FIELD OF MEDICAL DEVICES, CALLED THE URiNE FILTER, A CATHETER FOR THE USE DURING SURGICAL PROCEEDURE.</p>

<p>WHEN SURGICAL OPERATIONS TAKE PLACE A URINE FILTER THAT IS USED IS</p>

<p>THICK IN WIDTH, ROUGH AND JAGGARD AT BOTH ENDS AND MADE OF A HARDENED PLASTIC.</p>

<p>THIS OFTEN CAUSES CONSIDERABLE PAIN WHEN INSERTED INTO THE URETHA</p>

<p>OPENNING OF THE VAGINA OR PENIS AND RUPTURES TO THE LINING OF THE</p>

<p>URETHA CAN OCCOUR WHICH IN TURN CAN CAUSE BLEEDING AND</p>

<p>INFECTION, INCREASED IRRITATION, PAIN, DISCOMFORT THEREBY SLOWING</p>

<p>DOWN THE HEALING PROCESS AND POSSIBLY REQUIRING THE USE OF</p>

<p>ANTIBIOTICS TO FIGHT INFECTION. IN GENERAL, IT IS PREFERABLE TO AVOID</p>

<p>THE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS WHENEVER POSSIBLE AS THEIR REPEATED USE CAN</p>

<p>ACTUALLY WEAKEN A PERSONS IMMUNE SYSTEM, CAUSE RESISTANT STRAINS OF VIRUS TO DEVELOP, AND THUS RESULT IN THE NEED FOR EVEN STRONGER ANTIBIOTICS TO FIGHT FUTURE INFECTIONS. LENGTHENING THE</p>

<p>STAY IN HOSPITAL TO MORE THAN IS REQUIRED LEAVES THE PATIENT MORE</p>

<p>VUNERABLE TO CONTRACTING OTHER INFECTIONS AND DISEASES THAT MAY</p>

<p>BE PRESENT IN THE HOSPiTAL, THIS IN TURN WILL PROLONG ILLNESS INSTEAD OF WELLNESS.</p>

<p>TO OVERCOME THIS, THE PRESENT INVENTION PROPOSES A REDUCED WIDTH,</p>

<p>SOFTER PLIABLE TRANSPARENT PLASTIC MATERIAL FORMED WITH ROUNDED</p>

<p>SMOOTHER EDGES AT BOTH ENDS OF TUBE 30 INCHES (76cm) LONG.</p>

<p>THE URINE FILTER WILL PROVIDE EASY INSERTION WITHOUT RUPTURE TO</p>

<p>THE URETHA WALL BECAUSE OF THE ROUNDED CURVATURE TO CREATE A</p>

<p>SMOOTH SURFACE AT BOTH ENDS OF THE TRANSPARENT TUBE AND THE</p>

<p>URINE CAN EASILY BE SEEN FILTERING URINE THROUGH THE TUBE FROM THE</p>

<p>PATIENT URETHA. THIS THEN WOULD RESULT IN LESS PAIN UPON INSERTION</p>

<p>INTO THE URETHA AND REDUCE THE RISK OF RUPTURE TO THE URENARY</p>

<p>TRACT. RISK OF INFECTION WOULD BE LOWERED AND THE PATIENT WOULD ENJOY A MORE COMFORTABLE AND FASTER RECOVERY PROCESS.</p>

<p>AN EXAMPLE OF THE INVENTION WILL NOW BE DESCRIBED BY REFERRING TO</p>

<p>THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWING; IMAGE ONE SHOWS; THE PLIABLE URETHA TUBE 1.</p>

<p>PERFECTLY SMOOTH APERTURE 2.</p>

Claims (1)

1. <p>CLAIMS</p>

   <p>1. A URINE FILTER ThAT IS FORMED FROM SOFT PLIABLE</p>

   <p>TRANSPARENT MATERIAL FOR THE INSERTION TO THE URETHA OF THE</p>

   <p>PENIS OR VAG[NA FOR SURGICAL OPERATIONS TO PROVIDE COMFORT FOR THE PATIENT.</p>

   <p>2. A URINE FILTER WITH A PERFECTLY SMOOTH APERTURE AT EITHER END OF A 30 INCH CATHETER TUBE TO PREVENT RUPTURE AND BLEEDING TO THE LINING OF THE URETHA AND TO PREVENT INFECTION.</p>

   <p>3. A URINE FILTER THAT WOULD MAKE IT NOT NECESSARY TO TAKE</p>

   <p>ANTIBIOTICS THAT CAN CAUSE WEEKNESS TO THE IMMUNE SYSTEM</p>

   <p>AND HAVING TO TAKE A FURTHER STRONGER ANTIBIOTIC THAT OFTEN</p>

   <p>IS NECCESSARY BECAUSE THE FIRST ANTIBIOTICS HAVE STRIPPED THE</p>

   <p>IMMUNE SYSTEM.</p>

   <p>4. A URiNE FILTER WHICH IN EFFECT WOULD PROVIDE COMFORT AND</p>

   <p>ENHANCE QUICKER RECOVERY FOR THE PATIENT</p>