Patent ID: 7632255

Claim:
A catheter device for a mammal comprising: a) a catheter having a first and a second end; b) a hollow pouch having a length and formed from two layers of a material closed on all sides, the layers defining an interior of the pouch, wherein said pouch has an opening adapted to receive into the interior of the pouch a portion of said catheter including said second end; c) means for closing said opening of said pouch such that the portion of said catheter is enclosed within the interior of said pouch and the remaining portion of the catheter, including the first end, extends from the pouch; and d) a plurality of cords fixedly attached at their ends along the length of said pouch for forming a plurality of loops attached to said pouch, the plurality of loops spaced apart and of a length wherein said loops are configured to be braided into hair of said mammal to establish an attachment between said pouch and said hair.