Abstract: A urinary catheter passes from outside the body, through a urethra and into a bladder. The catheter includes an elongated tube having a distal end, proximal end, an intermediate length therebetween, and at least two lumens extending therein. The first lumen receives an inflation fluid at the distal end to inflate a balloon located at the proximal end of the catheter located within the bladder. The second lumen is discontinuous along at least a portion of the intermediate length and causes urine entering the second lumen from the bladder to contact a portion of the urethra before the urine is collected at the distal end of the catheter.

Abstract: A urinary catheter passes from outside the body, through a urethra and into a bladder. The catheter includes an elongated tube having a distal end, proximal end, an intermediate length therebetween, and at least two lumens extending therein. The first lumen receives an inflation fluid at the distal end to inflate a balloon located at the proximal end of the catheter located within the bladder. The second lumen is discontinuous along at least a portion of the intermediate length and causes urine entering the second lumen from the bladder to contact a portion of the urethra before the urine is collected at the distal end of the catheter.