Special wraps, dilators and foley catheters

Details Special wraps, dilators and foley catheters Special wraps, dilators and foley catheters

1992-03-19

1994-08-09

Hirsch, Paul J.

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

128DIG26, A61M 532

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active

053361954

ABSTRACT:
Invasive apparatus such as IV tubes, Foley catheters, arterial sheaths, Swan Ganz catheters, nasogastric tubes, or wires of temporary pacemakers are held externally on the body proximate the invasion site by a wrapping unit that has a wrap encircling a portion of the body, a support on the wrap, a cradle in the support for receiving a portion of the invasive apparatus, and either a flap, hinged cover, or rotatable latch via which the apparatus is releaseably held in the cradle. Various embodiments are disclosed, including a multi-part support in which one support part is selectively positionable on another and/or separably mounted on the latter. Various forms for the separable mounting are also disclosed. A novel form of Foley catheter is also disclosed. Also disclosed is an adaptor for adapting a conventional invasive device to one that can be received in the cradle of the support of a wrapping unit. The wrapping units are used on various portions of the body.

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