Patent ID: 7632256

Claim:
A urinary catheter gripping device for use with a urinary catheter located within an interior cavity of a urinary catheter pouch, the catheter pouch having an exterior surface, a front face and a back face, the gripping device comprising: a gripper assembly comprising: a first gripper member comprising a first pinch face; a second gripper member comprising a second pinch face; wherein the first gripper member and the second gripper member are connected and define a catheter pathway; and a means for attaching the gripper assembly to the exterior surface of the urinary catheter pouch such that the catheter located within the interior cavity of the urinary catheter pouch is positioned substantially within the catheter pathway; wherein at least a portion of at least one of the first and second gripper members are selectively movable between a first, relaxed position, in which the respective first and second pinch faces of the first and second gripper members are spaced therefrom and do not engage the urinary catheter and the catheter is free to move relative to the catheter pathway, and a second position, in which at least a portion of the respective first and second pinch faces of the first and second gripper members engage a portion of the urinary catheter such that the catheter is prevented from moving relative to the catheter pathway.