Catheter Manufacture

摘要

Devices and methods are disclosed relating to a combination sheath and collection bag for a catheter assembly. A catheter sheath and a collection bag are manufactured as one receptacle. Though in early phases of manufacture the catheter sheath and collection bag are in fluid communication, the two are partitioned before the catheter assembly is complete.

主权项

1. A urinary catheterization assembly, comprising:
a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end; a sheath substantially covering the catheter; and a collection bag attached to the distal end of the catheter, such that a fluid traveling through the catheter is securely collected in the collection bag; wherein the sheath and the collection bag are manufactured as one receptacle, then partitioned just proximal to the distal end of the catheter.