| CPC A61M 25/0009 (2013.01) [A61L 29/043 (2013.01); A61L 29/143 (2013.01); A61L 29/146 (2013.01); A61M 25/002 (2013.01); A61M 25/0111 (2013.01); A61L 2400/10 (2013.01); B65D 81/22 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. A method of making a ready-to-use urinary catheter product, wherein the product includes a catheter assembly with a sleeve defining an inner cavity and a urinary catheter having a catheter tube located within the inner cavity of the sleeve, the catheter tube having an outer hydrophilic surface, an insertion aid at a distal end of the sleeve configured for passage of the catheter tube therethrough during catheterization, a protective cap and the protective ca includes a passageway, the method comprising: inserting the hydration medium delivery device through the passageway of the protective cap and engaging a hydration medium delivery device with an aperture of the insertion aid; delivering a hydration medium from the hydration medium delivery device, wherein the hydration medium flows from the delivery device through the insertion aid and immediately into the inner cavity of the sleeve where the hydration medium is loose and hydrates the outer hydrophilic surface of the catheter tube; and placing the catheter assembly with the hydrated hydrophilic surface in an outer package.
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