US 11,998,705 B2
Urinary catheter assembly having a urinary catheter sealed inside of a closed package
Lars Olav Schertiger, Fredensborg (DK); and Chaabane Bougherara, Frederiksberg C (DK)
Assigned to Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek (DK)
Filed by Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek (DK)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/494,853.
Application 17/494,853 is a continuation of application No. 16/336,915, granted, now 11,167,107, previously published as PCT/DK2017/050307, filed on Sep. 26, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. PA 2016 70759 (DK), filed on Sep. 27, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0023585 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 25/002 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0017 (2013.01); A61M 25/0111 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0018 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1089 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A urinary catheter assembly comprising:
a closed package;
a urinary catheter sealed inside of the closed package, the urinary catheter comprising:
a tubular portion extending from a proximal end adapted for insertion into a urethra to a distal end,
a connector coupled to the distal end of the tubular portion, where the connector defines a distal opening of the urinary catheter,
a hydrophilic coating applied to the tubular portion,
a handle disposed around the proximal end of the tubular portion, where the handle defines a proximal opening adapted to allow passage of the proximal end of the tubular portion out through the handle,
a sleeve enclosing and extending over the tubular portion, with a first part of the sleeve attached to the handle and a second part of the sleeve attached to the connector,
a first closure sealing the proximal opening of the handle and including a first extension portion that is coupled to the closed package,
a second closure sealing the distal opening of the connector and including a second extension portion coupled to the closed package; and
a liquid contained inside the sleeve and adapted to wet the hydrophilic coating.