Washcloth for meatal area cleaning of an indwelling urinary catheterized patient

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016128779-A1
Application number	US-201514881716-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 13, 2015
Priority date	Oct 29, 2014
Publication date	May 12, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A cleaning product for an indwelling urinary catheterized patient including an outer packaging film and at least one washcloth disposed within the film. The at least one washcloth is infused with a cleaning solution that is compatible with the indwelling urinary catheter. A method of using the cleaning product for an indwelling urinary catheterized patient including providing an outer packaging film and at least one washcloth disposed within the film that is infused with a cleaning solution that is compatible with an indwelling urinary catheter, opening the outer packaging film to expose the at least one washcloth, removing the at least one washcloth from the outer packaging film, and cleaning a meatal and surrounding area of the patient with the at least one washcloth.

First claim

1 . A cleaning product for an indwelling urinary catheterized patient comprising:
an outer packaging film and at least one washcloth disposed within the film, wherein the at least one washcloth is infused with a cleaning solution that is compatible with an indwelling urinary catheter.

2 . A cleaning product as recited in claim 1 , wherein the outer packaging film is not self-resealable.

3 . A cleaning product as recited in claim 2 , wherein the outer packaging film includes at least one end configured to enable tearing open the outer packaging film.

4 . A cleaning product as recited in claim 2 , wherein the outer packaging film includes at least one fin seal configured to enable tearing open the outer packaging film.

5 . A cleaning product as recited in claim 4 , wherein the at least one fin seal extends along the outer packaging film.

6 . A cleaning product as recited in claim 5 , wherein the at least one fin seal includes a tear notch.

7 . A cleaning product as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one washcloth consists of two washcloths.

8 . A cleaning product as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one washcloth consists of less than five washcloths.

9 . A cleaning product as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one washcloth consists of less than ten washcloths.

10 . A cleaning product dispenser for an indwelling urinary catheterized patient comprising:
an outer packaging film; at least one washcloth disposed within the outer packaging film; and a hanging element coupled with the outer packaging film and configured to enable hanging the outer packaging film.

11 . A cleaning product dispenser as recited in claim 10 , wherein the hanging element includes a bag.

12 . A cleaning product dispenser as recited in claim 11 , wherein the bag includes at least one thru-hole.

13 . A cleaning product dispenser as recited in claim 10 , wherein the hanging element includes a packaging insert.

14 . A cleaning product dispenser as recited in claim 13 , wherein the packaging insert is cardboard.

15 . A cleaning product dispenser as recited in claim 13 , wherein the packaging insert includes at least one thru-hole.

16 . A cleaning product dispenser as recited in claim 13 , wherein the packaging insert includes retainer flaps.

17 . A cleaning product dispenser as recited in claim 10 , wherein the hanging element includes at least one thru-hole.

18 . A method of using a cleaning product for an indwelling urinary catheterized patient comprising:
providing an outer packaging film and at least one washcloth disposed within the outer packaging film, wherein the at least one washcloth is infused with a cleaning solution that is compatible with a Foley catheter; opening the outer packaging film to expose the at least one washcloth; removing the at least one washcloth from the outer packaging film; and cleaning a meatal and surrounding area of the patient with the at least one washcloth.

19 . A method of using a cleaning product as recited in claim 18 , further comprising discarding the outer packaging film and the at least one washcloth after a single use.

20 . A method of using a cleaning product as recited in claim 18 , further comprising hanging the outer packaging film proximal to the patient.

Assignees

• Sage Products Llc

Inventors

• Allen Jennifer M
• Davis Gregory T
• Farrell Jessica A
• Green Wendee E
• Hollabaugh Curtis L

Classifications

• B65D85/70 Primary

  for materials not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• A61B19/0264 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A47K7/03

  containing soap or other cleaning ingredients, e.g. impregnated · CPC title

• B65D75/566

  Hand holes or suspension apertures · CPC title

• B65D75/5805

  for tearing a side strip parallel and next to the edge, e.g. by means of a line of weakness · CPC title