Patent ID: 7670331

Claim:
A device for opening a human bladder comprising: an oblong member for opening the urethral sphincter and forming a distal end of the device, said oblong member being configured to open the urethral sphincter and drain fluid from the bladder into a urethra; a guide member fixedly coupled with the oblong member for manipulating the oblong member, at least a part of the guide member being made of an elastically deformable material flexible enough to be bent into a first configuration and then unfolding from said first configuration into a second configuration in which said guide member is sufficiently rigid in a longitudinal direction to be used to insert the oblong member into a urinary tract without buckling under longitudinal pressure associated with insertion; a guiding device with a compartment for guiding drained urine, the guiding device being adapted to convey the oblong member from the compartment into a urinary canal; a sealing element to seal between the compartment and the urinary canal; and a receptacle in fluid communication with the compartment of the guiding device.