Method of making catheter

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5971954
SERIAL NO

08790397

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A hand-actuated retention catheter 5 is disclosed. The retention catheter includes a tube 12, an overcoat layer 14 encircling the tube 12 and a cavity 16 interposed between the tube 12 and the overcoat layer 14. The cavity 16 encircles the tube and includes a bulbous balloon portion 24 and an enlarged fluid reservoir portion 22 interconnected and separated by a catheter sleeve portion 26 which has a narrowed outside diameter. The expandable balloon portion 24 can be expanded by compressing the fluid reservoir portion 22. Methods of making the hand-actuated retention catheter and methods of using the same are also disclosed.

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ROCHESTER MEDICAL CORPORATIONSTEWARTVILLE MINNESOTA 55976

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Conway, Anthony J Chatfield, MN 47 2174
Conway, Philip J Chatfield, MN 30 1682
Fryar, Jr Richard D Rochester, MN 20 1504

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