EP 1003576 A1 20000531 - IRRIGATION CATHETER
Title (en)
IRRIGATION CATHETER
Title (de)
IRRIGATIONSKATHETER
Title (fr)
CATHETER D'IRRIGATION
Publication
Application
Priority
- IL 9800357 W 19980730
- IL 12151697 A 19970811
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9907420A1] The present invention is a catheter (100) and a method for irrigating the urethra (14) in situ in the body comprising a tube (200) having a drain lumen (24), having an irrigation enabling conduit (700), and an irrigation port (66) for supplying irrigation fluid to the exterior of the tube (22). A drain port (35) on the tube enables irrigation fluid to be drained into the drain lumen (24). A proximal balloon (40) which is inflatable by means of irrigating fluid provided by the irrigation enabling conduit (700) enables sealing contact to be established between the balloon, and the urethra when the balloon is inflated, thereby preventing leakage of irrigating fluid to outside the urethra during irrigation. The catheter may also be provided with a distal balloon (60) also inflatable by means of the irrigation enabling conduit (700), thus providing a distal seal between the urethra, and the bladder. Further, the catheter may also be provided with a regular bladder balloon (500) including an inflation enabling conduit (52).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61M 3/02 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61M 3/0295 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 25/0017 (2013.01 - EP); A61M 25/1011 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 2025/006 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9907420 A1 19990218; AU 8558398 A 19990301; EP 1003576 A1 20000531; EP 1003576 A4 20000920; IL 121516 A0 19980208
DOCDB simple family (application)
IL 9800357 W 19980730; AU 8558398 A 19980730; EP 98936648 A 19980730; IL 12151697 A 19970811