Patent ID: 6080142
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
A catheter for use in the bladder and urethra having a tip end and an opposite end, and having a catheter shaft extending between the tip end and the opposite end said shaft being solid towards the tip end and having a lumen positioned towards the opposite end, said catheter having grooves extending from the said tip adapted to receive the flow of urine from the bladder in the outer surface of the catheter wall, wherein there are one or more holes in the grooves of the catheter wall leading to the lumen in the catheter whereby the urine flow is directed from the grooves to the interior of the lumen, said holes being located in such a manner that when the catheter is positioned for use in the body, said holes are in the area of the urethra farthest from the bladder.