Patent ID: 7018398

Claim:
A system for treating urinary tract disorders comprising: (a) a catheter including: (i) a catheter body being sized and configured such that when placed within the urinary tract of an individual a proximal portion of said catheter body is adapted to resides outside the body of the individual, a middle portion of said catheter body is adapted to resides within a urethra of the individual and a distal portion of said catheter body is adapted to resides within a urinary bladder of the individual; (ii) a fluid reservoir being attached to said catheter body at said middle portion of said catheter body; (iii) a first conduit including at least one lumen, said first conduit being for communicating reservoir fluid from a first source outside the body through said proximal portion of said catheter body to said fluid reservoir; (iv) a second conduit including at least one lumen, said second conduit being for communicating bladder fluid from a second source outside the body through said catheter body and into said urinary bladder; and (b) an extracorporeal unit including said first and said second sources of fluid and a heating device for heating fluid provided by said first and said second sources, said extracorporeal unit being in fluid communication with said first and said second conduits of said catheter.