Patent ID: 12005197

Abstract:
A urological device, that provides for the guided placement of the distal end of an indwelling catheter into a patient's bladder, includes: (a) a cylinder whose proximal end has a larger diameter than its distal end, (b) a confirmation lumen in the cylinder that is configured to allow for drainage of urine from a patient's bladder to confirm the necessary placement of the device's distal end in a patient's bladder, (c) a guide wire lumen in the cylinder that extends between its ends, (d) a guide wire, and (e) wherein the guide wire lumen is configured to first allow for the passage of the guide wire's distal end through the guide wire lumen and into the patient's bladder and then the withdrawal of the cylinder from the patient's urethra while leaving behind the guide wire's distal end in the patient's urethra for use in the insertion of an indwelling catheter.