U.S. patent number 3,851,649 [Application Number 05/343,220] was granted by the patent office on 1974-12-03 for catheterization package.
This patent grant is currently assigned to The Kendall Company. Invention is credited to Frank K. Villari.
United States Patent |
3,851,649 |
Villari |
December 3, 1974 |
CATHETERIZATION PACKAGE
Abstract
A catheterization package comprising a rigid container including
a generally flat rear panel and a front panel parallel to and
spaced from one another with a top wall, side walls and a bottom
wall extending therebetween, said front panel having a recessed
catheter drainage port with a catheter connected thereto adjacent
the upper and one side wall of said container, said catheter being
positioned within an open sided recess in said one wall with said
port at one end thereof, a container drainage port having a
removable closure positioned in said front wall adjacent the upper
and the other side wall of said container, a plurality of discrete
recesses in said front wall carrying therein a plurality of
catheterization components and cover means releasable retained
adjacent said front wall for retaining said components including
said catheter within their individual recesses, said container upon
removal of said components being utilized for collection of liquid
drained through said catheter.
Inventors: |
Villari; Frank K. (Oak Park,
IL) |
Assignee: |
The Kendall Company (Walpole,
MA)
|
Family
ID: |
23345191 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/343,220 |
Filed: |
March 21, 1973 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/438; 206/564;
206/223; 206/571; 220/DIG.6 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61M
25/002 (20130101); A61B 50/30 (20160201); Y10S
220/06 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A61B
19/02 (20060101); A61B 19/00 (20060101); A61M
25/00 (20060101); A61f 005/44 () |
Field of
Search: |
;128/275,295,DIG.24
;206/63.2R,63.2A |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Laudenslager; Lucie H.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A catheterization package comprising
an enclosed rigid container including a rear panel and a rigid
front panel spaced from one another with a top wall, side walls and
a bottom wall extending therebetween
said front panel having a recessed catheter drainage port with a
catheter connected thereto adjacent the upper and one side wall of
said container, said catheter being positioned within an open sided
recess in said front panel with said port at one end thereof
said container being utilized for collection of liquid drained
through said catheter.
2. A catheterization package as claimed in claim 1, further
comprising
a plurality of discrete recesses in said front panel carrying
therein a plurality of catheterization components and
cover means releasably retained adjacent said front panel for
retaining said components including said catheter within their
individual recesses.
3. A catheterization package as claimed in claim 1, further
comprising
a container drainage port having a removable closure in said
container.
4. A catheterization package as claimed in claim 3 wherein
said catheter drainage port is adjacent the upper wall and one side
wall of said container and
said container drainage port is adjacent the upper wall and the
other side wall of said container.
5. A catheterization package comprising
an enclosed, rigid container including a generally flat rear panel
and a rigid front panel parallel to and spaced from one another
with a top wall, side walls and a bottom wall extending
therebetween
said front panel having a recessed catheter drainage port with a
catheter connected thereto adjacent the upper and one side wall of
said container, said catheter being positioned within an open sided
recess in said front panel with said port at one end thereof
a container drainage port having a removable closure positioned in
said front panel adjacent the upper and the other side wall of said
container
a plurality of discrete recesses in said front panel carrying
therein a plurality of catheterization components and
cover means releasably retained adjacent said front panel for
retaining said components including said catheter within their
individual recesses
said container upon removal of said components being utilized for
collection of liquid drained through said catheter.
Description
This invention relates to a catheterization package and more
particularly to one in which the package itself has the catheter
connected to it and, after removal of the catheterization
components, is utilized for collection of liquid drained through
the catheter.
Single use disposable packages in the form of sterile trays
containing all the components needed for a particular hospital
procedure have been used to some extent but, especially with
catheterization procedures, tend to be somewhat unsatisfactory
because of the bulky collection container needed.
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a novel
catheterization package including all the necessary components
arranged for convenient use, and in which the bulk of the
collection container does not present a problem.
This is accomplished according to the present invention by
providing a catheterization package comprising an enclosed rigid
container, including a rigid rear panel and a rigid front panel
spaced from one another with a rigid top wall, rigid side walls and
a rigid bottom wall extending therebetween, the rigid front wall
having a recessed catheter drainage port with a catheter connected
thereto adjacent the upper and one side wall of the container, the
catheter being positioned within an open sided recess in said one
wall with the port at one end thereof, the container itself being
utilized for collection of liquid drained through the catheter. The
container may include a plurality of discrete recesses in the front
wall carrying therein a plurality of catheterization components and
cover means releasably retained adjacent the front wall for
retaining the components including the catheter within their
individual recesses. Also, preferably the catheter drainage port is
adjacent the upper wall and one side wall of the container and
there is provided a container drainage port adjacent the upper wall
and the other side wall of the container.
For the purpose of more fully explaining the above and still
further objects and features of the invention, reference is now
made to the following detailed description of a preferred
embodiment thereof, taken in connection with the accompanying
drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the catheterization package of the
invention with the cover removed therefrom;
FIG. 2 is a cross section of the package of FIG. 1, taken on the
line 2--2 thereof, and;
FIG. 3 is an exploded isometric view showing the package of FIG. 1
with its cover.
Referring to the drawings, in FIGS. 1 and 2 is illustrated the
preferred embodiment of the catheterization package of the
invention. In general it comprises an enclosed rigid container,
generally designated 12 having a generally flat rear panel 14 and
front panel 16 parallel to and spaced from one another with a top
wall 18, side walls 20 and a bottom wall 22 extending
therebetween.
In order to utilize the container 12 for collection of body liquid
in accordance with the invention, rigid front panel 16 is provided
with a catheter drainage port having a fitting 24 permanently
mounted in front panel 16 adjacent upper wall 18 and one side wall
20 within catheter drainage port recess 26. A conventional catheter
28 having apertures 30 in its free end is connected to fitting 24
and is positioned within open sided catheter recess 32 formed in
front panel 16. Catheter recess 32 is connected to catheter
drainage port recess 26 to provide a recess of extended length
having the catheter drainage port at one end thereof and curving
along front panel 16 adjacent top wall 18 and opposite end wall 20
to accommodate the full length of catheter 28 adjacent or below the
plane of front panel 16. A container drainage port 34 having a
pealable cover 36 is positioned in front panel 16 adjacent upper
wall 18 and side wall 20 opposite that one adjacent the catheter
drainage port.
In order to accommodate the various components utilized in a
catheterization procedure, front panel 16 is provided with a
plurality of discrete recesses for carrying said components below
or adjacent the plane of front panel 16. Thus, there is provided a
recess 38 for carrying a sample bottle 40 therein, a recess 42
having a finger access portion 58 for carrying a tube 44 of
antiseptic, a recess 46 for carrying a pocket 48 of lubricating
jelly and a recess 50 for carrying plastic forceps 52 and cotton
balls 54. Other flat folded components, not shown, may simply be
positioned overlying front panel 16.
A cover 56, shown in the exploded view of FIG. 3, is provided in
the form of a rectangular cardboard open ended tube which may be
slid around container 12 to releasably retain said components
inlcuding any flat folded components as well as catheter 28 within
their individual recesses until needed for use. A further sterile
overwrap, not shown, may be provided as desired. Alternatively, the
top section may be covered by a peel-off lid, and tube cover 56
dispensed with.
Container 12 may best be constructed in two parts, one in the form
of an open sided tray including rear panel 14, upper wall 18, side
walls 20 and lower wall 22 with a rim 60 around the periphery
thereof and the other including front panel 16 with the recesses
therein. Front panel 16 is of suitable dimensions to overlap rim 60
for waterproof attachment thereto by any suitable means. Both parts
may desirably be molded of rigid plastic sheet material, and at
least front panel 16 should be transparent. If desired, the entire
unit can be formed by blow molding or double vacuum forming so as
to be of continuous wall construction.
In use, upon removal of the components, container 12 may be hung by
any suitable means with its upper wall 18 positioned upwardly to
function in the conventional manner for collection of body liquid
drained through catheter 28. In addition, the catheter can be
removed from the catheter drainage port during urine voiding,
pinched off to allow collection of a sample in sample bottle 40,
and then reinserted into the port. This can be done aseptically,
thus allowing collection of mid-stream sample.
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