ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,044, issued on June 9, was assigned to Hollister Inc. (Libertyville, Ill.).
"Reusable urinary catheter kits" was invented by Michael G. Murray (Ballina, Ireland), Horacio Montes De Oca (Ballina, Ireland), Gary W. Inglese (Deerfield, Ill.), Rebecca M. Leece (Bicester, Great Britain), Sean McNulty (Dublin), Jerome A. Henry (Castlebar, Ireland), Dean W. Hacker (Ballinrobe, Ireland), Padraig M. O'Flynn (Ballina, Ireland), Martin McMenamin (Lifford, Ireland), David J. Farrell (Ballina, Ireland) and Paul O'Malley (Hollymount, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Kits are provided for storing, transporting, and sterilizing reusable urinary...