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Abstract

1. A medical device with a proximal end for insertion into a body of a living being and an axially opposite distal end, the device comprising: a tip which in a first position forms the proximal end of the device, a drainage section forming a conduit extending in an axial direction of the device, and a retention section extending between the draining section and the tip, wherein the tip is operable between the first position and a second position so as to move the retention section between a first configuration and a second configuration, in which second configuration the retention section is expanded in a direction transverse to the axial direction. The conduit and the tip may be dimensioned to allow the tip to be received within the conduit. One advantage of such a system is that the retention system may be retracted entirely into the conduit so as to make insertion and retraction of the device more comfortable for the patient.

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