Patent ID: 6090075
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A urinary catheterization assembly comprising:a catheter introducer member having a first end adapted for contacting a urethral opening and a second end adapted for receiving a catheter;a throughbore extending from a first opening at said first end to a second opening at said second end;a reservoir portion containing a lubricant chamber, said lubricant chamber disposed within said throughbore and terminating adjacent said first opening;a guide portion joined to said reservoir portion and terminating at said second end;a piercable membrane disposed in said throughbore at a position between said lubricant chamber and said guide portion and capable of retaining a lubricant in said lubricant chamber,wherein said first end of said catheter introducer member includes a body-contacting collar, and wherein said introducer member includes a frustoconical segment having its smallest outer diameter adjacent to said collar.