USPTO Patent Grant: Female Urethral Catheter Guide

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted a new patent (US12582806B2) for a female urethral catheter guide developed by The University of Toledo. The patent details a specific design for a catheter guide intended to improve usability and support during medical procedures.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent US12582806B2 for a female urethral catheter guide. The patent, assigned to The University of Toledo, describes a device with a guide body featuring a catheter support groove and a tunnel portion, designed with a rounded vaginal support end.

This patent grant represents a new intellectual property asset in the medical device sector. While it does not impose new regulatory obligations on manufacturers, it may influence product development and market competition for related devices. Companies operating in this space should be aware of this new patent and its claims, particularly if developing similar catheter guide technologies.

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Female catheter guide

Grant US12582806B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

The University Of Toledo

Inventors

Ahmed El-Zawahry

Abstract

A female urethral catheter guide includes a guide body defining a first body portion having a first end and a second body portion having a second end. The first body portion includes a longitudinally extending catheter support groove formed in a surface thereof, and the second body portion includes a radially outwardly extending tunnel portion having a catheter tunnel formed therein, wherein the catheter tunnel is connected to the catheter support groove and the second end of the second body portion is rounded and defines a vaginal support end.