Abstract: A fall-arrest system for a person climbing a ladder (7) affixed to or supported by a structure, comprises: an elongate track securable to the ladder (7) so as to lie adjacent to the intended route of a person climbing or descending the ladder; a sliding device (13) which in use is coupled to the elongate track and configured to be freely displaceable therealong when the person is climbing the ladder; and a safety line (12) extending from the sliding device (13) for attachment to a harness attachment point of a safety harness worn by the person climbing or descending the ladder, the sliding device (13) incorporating a locking mechanism configured to allow the sliding device (13) to freely slide along the elongate track during normal movement of the person connected thereto by the safety line and to automatically lock the sliding device (13) to the elongate track in the event of the person falling from said ladder.

Abstract: A urinary catheter including an elongated tube formed of a flexible material. A proximal end of the tube includes an opening placing an exterior of the elongated tube in fluid communication with an interior fluid passage of the elongated tube, where the proximal end defines an inlet end of the elongated tube. A distal end of the tube is formed by the flexible material, and a socket is located within the distal end of the flexible material and defines a fluid outlet for the elongated tube. A valve having a fluid passage therethrough is connected to the socket and includes a movable closure member displaceable to control fluid flow from the elongated tube. The valve is removable from the socket to permit a flushing syringe to be connected in engagement with the socket.