Patent ID: 8241252
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: A61J,A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical catheter assembly comprising: (a) a medical catheter, said medical catheter having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal bore having an inside surface, said distal end being shaped to define an internal bolster; (b) an inner sleeve, said inner sleeve having a proximal end and a distal end, at least a portion of said inner sleeve being removably disposed within said longitudinal bore of said medical catheter, wherein said inner sleeve is sized to extend at least the entire length of said longitudinal bore of said medical catheter and sized to form a seal with the inside surface thereof; and (c) a body adapted for use as an external bolster, said body having a base and a sleeve, said base having a first bore, said sleeve extending upwardly from said base and having a second bore, said first bore of said base being aligned with said second bore of said sleeve, wherein said proximal end of said medical catheter is inserted up through said first bore of said base and said second bore of said sleeve and then inverted over the top of said sleeve of the body.