Patent ID: 11877947
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An external catheter system, consisting of:
a flexible elongated sheath having an open upper end and an open lower end;
an inflatable ring affixed about an exterior of the open upper end;
wherein the inflatable ring comprises a unitary construction having a rigid exterior ring portion and an inflatable interior ring portion;
wherein the inflatable interior ring portion is disposed on an interior surface of the rigid exterior ring portion, such that the rigid exterior ring portion and the inflatable interior ring portion are disposed in a coplanar orientation;
an inflation tube in fluid communication with an interior volume of the inflatable interior ring portion of the inflatable ring;
a syringe valve affixed to a distal end of the inflation tube, wherein the syringe valve is configured to operably connect to a syringe;
whereupon depression of a plunger of the syringe, air is dispensed into the inflatable ring;
further comprising a pilot balloon disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with the syringe valve;
wherein the syringe valve comprises a two-way check valve; and
further comprising a urine collection bag removably securable to the open lower end.