Patent ID: 8043282
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of placing a Foley catheter within a patient, the method comprising: placing an access sheath through a urethra of a patient, wherein access to the urethra is obtained through a natural body passage, the access sheath having a proximal end and a distal end and having a length that enables the distal end of the access sheath to gain access to a body cavity while the proximal end of the access sheath is exterior to the patient; placing a Foley catheter through the access sheath so that a distal end and a retention balloon of the Foley catheter is placed within a body cavity of the patient; and maneuvering an inflation tube of the Foley catheter so that the access sheath may be removed from the patient without splitting the access sheath, whereby the catheter remains inserted in the patient while the access sheath is being removed.