Intermittent catheter storage/sterilisation

A catheter storage and sterilisation device;

• the device comprising a housing and a removeable cartridge;
• the cartridge including a catheter-receiving chamber therein for receiving a catheter;
• the cartridge being removably attachable to the housing and having an opening in fluid communication with the housing;
• the housing comprising a chamber for receiving a sterilisation fluid and a mechanism for supplying a sterilisation fluid to the cartridge via the opening;
• and
• a tubular catheter holder arranged within the catheter-receiving chamber comprising a plurality of ribs projecting radially inward from an interior surface thereof and a radially inward facing the plurality of ribs defining an engaging surface configured to engage with the catheter,
• wherein the cartridge is formed of a translucent material, and
• wherein the tubular catheter holder comprises an outer diameter corresponding to an inner diameter of the catheter receiving chamber.