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Catheter having lubricated outer sleeve and method for making same
Assignee: Rochester Medical Corp
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Filing: 1992-03-13
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Granted: 1994-12-06
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Expires: 2012-03-13
Abstract
Abstract An elongated catheter having an interior and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface defines a lumen passing through the catheter. The catheter further including an enclosed cavity between the interior and exterior surfaces which encircles of the lumen. The cavity having an inner wall and an outer wall, the outer wall being a resilient sleeve which can stretch generally independently of the inner wall. The cavity containing an amount of a suitable lubricating substance effective to permit the resilient sleeve to slide along an outer surface of the inner wall while in lubricated contact therewith when stretched independently of the inner wall, wherein the inner wall and the outer wall are joined together at distal end proximal ends of the enclosed cavity. An automated method for producing the same, including a series of automated dipping steps, is also disclosed. A Foley catheter having a balloon portion and a lubricated resilient sleeve, as disclosed above, is also disclosed, as are methods for manufacturing the same.
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony J. Conway
- 👤 Philip J. Conway
- 👤 Richard D. Fryar, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 07:50
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0043; A61M25/0045; A61M25/0009; A61M25/10; A61M25/1027; A61M25/1036; A61M2025/0056; A61M2025/0062; A61M25/1029
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A method of making an elongated catheter, said method comprising steps of: (a) providing a tube having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface defining a first lumen; (b) coating a first portion of the outer surface with an amount of a lubricating substance effective to create a coating effective to generally prevent bonding to the outer surface; (c) subsequently coating a second portion of the outer surface and the coating of lubricating substance with a resilient polymeric bonding composition such that a resilient polymeric covercoat layer is created, wherein a first segment of the overcoat layer proximate the coating of lubricating substance on the first portion of the outer surface forms a resilient sleeve which cooperates with the outer surface proximate said resilient sleeve to define a sleeve cavity, wherein the coating of lubricating substance is contained within the sleeve cavity and the lubricating substance is effective to permit the resilient sleeve to slide along the outer surface proximate the resilient sleeve while in lubricated contact therewith and when stretched independently thereof.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
176 words
A method of making an elongated catheter, said method comprising steps of: (a) providing a tube having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface defining a first lumen; (b) coating a first portion of the outer surface with an amount of a lubricating substance effective to create a coating effective to generally prevent bonding to the outer surface; (c) subsequently coating a second portion of the outer surface and the coating of lubricating substance with a resilient polymeric bonding composition such that a resilient polymeric covercoat layer is created, wherein a first segment of the overcoat layer proximate the coating of lubricating substance on the first portion of the outer surface forms a resilient sleeve which cooperates with the outer surface proximate said resilient sleeve to define a sleeve cavity, wherein the coating of lubricating substance is contained within the sleeve cavity and the lubricating substance is effective to permit the resilient sleeve to slide along the outer surface proximate the resilient sleeve while in lubricated contact therewith and when stretched independently thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
89 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of stripping the lubricating substance from a third portion of the outer surface following step (b) and prior to step (c), wherein the step of coating the first portion also includes coating the third portion of the outer surface with said lubricating substance, wherein the resilient polymeric overcoat layer created in step (c) is fixed to both the second and third portions of the outer surface which are located adjacent to and on opposite sides of the first portion thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
113 words
The method of claim 2 further comprising the step of coating a fourth portion of the outer surface with a bond preventing agent subsequent to the step of stripping the lubricating substance from the third portion of the outer surface and prior to step (c), wherein the tube includes a first lumen access opening in said fourth portion and a second lumen, and wherein said resilient polymeric overcoat layer created in step (c) includes a resilient balloon proximate said fourth portion of the outer surface, said balloon cooperating with the fourth portion of the outer surface to define a balloon cavity which communicates with the first lumen via the first lumen access opening.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
109 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said method further comprises the steep of stripping the bond preventing agent from a fifth portion of the outer surface subsequent to coating the fourth portion of the outer surface with said bond preventing agent and prior to step (c), wherein said step of coating the first portion also includes coating the fifth portion, and said step of stripping the lubricating substance from the third portion includes stripping the lubricating substance from the fourth and fifth portions, wherein said overcoat layer is fixed to said third and fifth portions of the outer surface opposite each other on either side of the balloon cavity.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
72 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said step of coating the fourth portion of the outer surface with the bond preventing agent includes simultaneously coating the fourth portion of the outer surface and plugging the first lumen access opening with an amount of the bond preventing agent effective to prevent bonding to the fourth portion of the outer surface and plugging of the first lumen access opening by the polymeric bonding composition.
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