# US 11,998,705 B2 · Urinary catheter assembly having a urinary catheter sealed inside of a closed package > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,998,705 B2 - Document ID: US11998705B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/494,853 - Filed: 2021-10-06 - Published: 2022-01-27 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2016-09-27 - Assignees: Coloplast A/S - Applicants: Coloplast A/S - Inventors: Lars Olav Schertiger; Chaabane Bougherara - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11998705B2 ## CPC - A61M 25/002: {Packages specially adapted therefor (combined with means for introducing catheters, e.g. dispensers, A61M25/0113); catheter kit packages (for surgical articles A61B50/30)} - A61M 25/0017: {specially adapted for long-term hygiene care, e.g. urethral or indwelling catheters to prevent infections} - A61M 25/0045: {multi-layered, e.g. coated (coating materials A61L29/08)} - A61M 25/0111: {Aseptic insertion devices} - A61M 2025/0018: {having a plug, e.g. an inflatable plug for closing catheter lumens} - A61M 2025/0046: {Coatings for improving slidability} - A61M 2210/1089: Urethra - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract A urinary catheter assembly includes a urinary catheter sealed inside of a closed package. The urinary catheter has a first closure sealing a proximal opening and including a first extension portion that is coupled to the closed package, and a second closure sealing a distal opening and including a second extension portion coupled to the closed package. ## Claims ### Claim 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The urinary catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the urinary catheter is an intermittent urinary catheter. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The urinary catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the first closure and the second closure combine to provide a liquid tight seal for the liquid contained inside the sleeve. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The urinary catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein, when the closed package is opened, the second extension portion is adapted to remove the second closure from the distal opening of the connector. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The urinary catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein, when the urinary catheter is removed from the package, the first extension portion is adapted to retain the first closure inside the package and open the proximal opening of the handle to allow the liquid contained inside the sleeve to drain out of the sleeve and into the package. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The urinary catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the closed package comprises a water vapour impermeable material. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The urinary catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the closed package comprises a gas-impermeable material. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The urinary catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the closed package comprises an aluminum water vapour impermeable material. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The urinary catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is collapsible toward the connector as the proximal end of the tubular portion is extended out of the proximal opening in the handle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The urinary catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is liquid impermeable. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The urinary catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the urinary catheter is a telescopic catheter. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The urinary catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the first part of the sleeve is connected to the handle such that a section of the handle is not covered by the sleeve allowing the user to touch the handle without touching the sleeve. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The urinary catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the sleeve and the handle are adapted to slide toward the connector and relative to the tubular portion.