Patent ID: 8002764

Claim:
A method of forming a surgical opening through an abdomen and into a bladder through which to insert a catheter having an inflatable balloon, comprising: inserting a sound through a urethra and positioning a tip of the sound against a wall of the bladder; passing a wire from the sound and penetrating the bladder wall and then the abdomen with the wire; exposing a portion of the wire externally from the abdomen; sliding a hollowed cutting tool over the exposed portion of the wire; pushing and guiding the cutting tool through the abdomen and the bladder wall along a guiding path of the wire to form the surgical opening; removing the cutting tool outwardly from the bladder through the surgical opening after forming the surgical opening; connecting the catheter to the exposed portion of the wire after removing the cutting tool; guiding the catheter through the surgical opening and into the bladder with the wire; inflating the balloon on the catheter within the bladder; and ensuring proper drainage occurs through the catheter with the wire remaining in connection with the catheter.