Patent ID: 8974438
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: A61M,B65H

Abstract:
1. A method of using a urinary catheter to at least partially void a bladder, the method comprising: opening a circular enclosure device housing the catheter; advancing a distal end of the catheter out of an opening in the enclosure device without directly touching the catheter; advancing the distal end of the catheter into a urethra by holding a sheath disposed over a portion of the catheter and without directly touching the catheter; sliding the sheath proximally along the catheter; advancing the distal end further into the urethra, holding the sheath but not directly touching the catheter; and at least partially voiding the bladder while a portion of the catheter remains in the enclosure device and while a proximal end of the catheter extends out of a central, unenclosed hole in the enclosure device, such that urine voided from the bladder passes through the catheter and out the proximal end.