ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,527, issued on Oct. 27.
"System and method for regulating urinary flow in a catheterized user" was invented by Bernadine Jore (Apopka, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for regulating urinary flow in a catheterized user includes a catheter device having an insertion tip for fluid communication with a bladder when in use, the catheter device including tubing coupled at one end to the insertion tip at another end. Further, a flow control mechanism is coupled to a distal end of the tubing that is pivotally movable between a closed configuration blocking a flow of urine and an open configuration allowing the urine to flow thro...