| 摘要 |
The combination (10) of an external male catheter (11) and an applicator (12) to facilitate properly fitting the catheter on a patient, as well as the methods of use and making, are disclosed. The catheter is preferably of the type disclosed in U.S. patent 4,540,409 and the applicator takes the form of a relatively rigid open-ended tube (20) and a flexible, torous-shaped sleeve (21) that continuously and rotatably surrounds the wall of the tube and slides easily against the outer and inner surfaces of the tube. A user applies the catheter by gripping and pulling the exposed outlet section (11b) of the catheter to extract the catheter from one end of the applicator tube while the interior surfaces of the catheter sheath at the opposite end of the applicator tube are in contact with the penis. <IMAGE> |
