Methods of making sleeved hydrophilic catheter assemblies
AssigneeHollister Incorporated
InventorsSatwinder S. Panesar, David J. Farrell, Shane O'Malley, Patrick Boland, Brendan J. Heneghan, Horacio Montes De Oca, Michael G. Murray, John Joe McDermott, Damien Biggins, Ryan Hutchinson, Charlotte Weir, Richard Meaney, Robert A. Greynolds, Christina Augustyn, George J. Cisko, Adam J. Foley, Martin Bruggernan
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Abstract
Methods of making sleeved hydrophilic urinary catheters.
Claims18
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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.