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EXTERNAL-CATHETER KITS WITH STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS

Search Report EP4666990A3 Kind: A3 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

C. R. Bard, Inc.

Inventors

CHALLA, Pranav, SKELTON, Sarah, LAMBERT, Michael

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an external-catheter-kit system, comprising: a starter kit including both single-use and multi-use components; and a supplemental kit including supplemental single-use components to supplement the single-use components of the starter kit, each kit of the starter kit and the supplemental kit including; one or more external catheters; a cleansing kit including one or more individually wrapped towelettes for at least anatomical cleansing before application of any external catheter of the one or more external catheters; and step-by-step instructions for the anatomical cleansing, external-catheter application, and external-catheter management subsequent to the external-catheter application, thereby providing a standardized system for application and management of FECs with minimized procedural variation for obviating problems associated with an increase in the application and management of the FECs.

IPC Classifications

A61F 5/455 20060101AFI20260210BHEP A61F 5/44 20060101ALI20260210BHEP A61M 25/00 20060101ALI20260210BHEP A61F 5/453 20060101ALI20260210BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR