Patent ID: 6852105

Claim:
A method for inserting a drainage body into the bladder, wherein the drainage body is formed so as to assume a first contracted position when taken up within the bladder, the drainage body is formed so as to assume a second partially extended position, a thread having a length sufficient to extend between at least the bladder and an opening of the urethra and being connected with a first end of the drainage body for the purpose of extending the drainage body from the first position to the second position extending into the urethra upon the exertion of a pulling force upon the thread, a drainage channel of the drainage body in the second partially extended position has a length which exceeds the distance between the bladder and the point of a closing or an obstruction of the urethra; and the drainage body is formed in such a manner that it returns to the first position upon the release of the pulling force on the thread, said method including the steps of inserting the drainage body into a hollow introducing member, leaving an end piece of the drainage body having a rounded ending form extending from the introducing member, inserting the introducing member into the urethra to a position where the end piece is received in the bladder, and pushing the drainage body into the bladder.