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Combination balloon catheter and emergency means for deflating the balloon

Details

Inventors: Penar, Leonard J.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Truluck; Dalton L.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Kinzer, Plyer, Dorn & McEachran

The combination of a balloon catheter; a thin flexible tube capable of insertion within the liquid drainage passage in the catheter; and a wire-like member capable of insertion through the flexible tube. The wire-like member has a sharpened end which can be used to pierce the catheter to deflate the balloon when it cannot be deflated in the normal manner.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention relates to urinary catheters and in particular to the combination of a catheter and means insertable within the catheter to deflate the balloon in an emergency situation.
A primary purpose of the invention is the combination of a balloon-type urinary catheter, a flexible tube for insertion through the drainage passage of the catheter, and a thin wirelike member for insertion through the tube to the point where it may be used to deflate the balloon within the patient's bladder.
Another purpose is a combination catheter and means for deflating the catheter balloon in an emergency situation.
Another purpose is a method of deflating a catheter balloon when the normal deflating means are inoperative.
Other purposes will appear in the ensuing specification, drawings and claims.

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