Patent ID: 6558369
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A male catheter securing device for use with an indwelling catheter having inflatable balloon that is inserted into the bladder of a male patient, which balloon has a drainage tube extending from the balloon, through and from the penis, for securing an indwelling catheter in place inside a patient and adapted for application about a penis comprising:a. a substantially cylindrical sleeve portion comprising strands having a proximal end and a distal end; b. a catheter securing means secured to said distal end for securing the device about a catheter drainage tube outside the penis; and c. a body securing means attached to said proximal end; wherein said sleeve portion comprises constricting means whereby, when force is applied to the distal end and that force is opposed at the proximal end so as to tend to stretch the sleeve portion longitudinally, the sleeve portion will constrict in the transverse direction to increasingly more tightly grip the penis as increasingly longitudinal forces are applied.