Reusable urinary intermittent catheter

This invention describes a urinary catheter designed to be used multiple times. It features a special funnel that connects to a cleaning machine and internal channels that allow cleaning fluids to circulate thoroughly, even in the hidden spaces, ensuring it can be properly disinfected for reuse.

Why it matters: Filed only three years ago, the fundamental challenges of ensuring safe, sterile home reprocessing for internal medical devices, and the associated regulatory hurdles, remain largely unchanged. No significant shifts in disinfection technologies or materials have emerged in this short period to specifically enable this design.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedCustom medical-grade plastic molding, precision channels.

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