Patent ID: 6068618
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
External male urinary catheters for a wearer population, comprising:a plurality of catheters in various sizes for the wearer population, each of said catheters including:a drain tube connection end;a first tubular portion connected to said drain tube connection end, said tubular portion being of a larger diameter than said drain tube connection end;a second tubular portion connected to an end of said first tubular portion opposite said drain tube connection end;said first and second tubular portions being of thin elastic material to form a sheath for wearing on a human penis of a wearer from the wearer population, said first tubular portion being selected to be of a diameter generally not less than a diameter of a glans portion of the human penis of the wearer and said second tubular portion being selected to be of a diameter less than a diameter of the shaft of the human penis of the wearer;a cuff portion of a tube shape having a first end connected to said second tubular portion at an end opposite said first tubular portion, said cuff portion being of a diameter greater than said second tubular portion so that said cuff portion is coaxial with and spaced from said second tubular portion when folded back over said second tubular portion to provide a gripping space between an outside wall of said second tubular portion and an inside wall of said cuff portion when in the folded back condition to facilitate removal of said catheter from the penis.