Packaged catheter assembly
OwnerOliver W. PFLEGER, Branislav MECIAR +1inventors
InventorsOliver W. PFLEGER, Branislav MECIAR, Marian NOVAK
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Abstract
A packaged catheter assembly having a catheter, a fluid reservoir, and an opaque pouch containing the fluid reservoir and catheter, wherein the pouch comprises a transparent or translucent window. The catheter may be a male urinary intermittent catheter. The window may correspond to the position of the fluid reservoir in the pouch. The window may correspond to the position of an indicator region of the pouch. The indicator region may be configured to indicate successful release of fluid from the reservoir. The catheter in the pouch may be hidden, for example by the fluid reservoir and/or a wall of the pouch. The pouch may comprise a retaining seal configured to restrict the movement of the fluid reservoir within the pouch.
Claims21
A packaged catheter assembly comprising:
- a catheter;
- a fluid reservoir;
- and
- an opaque pouch containing the fluid reservoir and catheter;
- wherein the pouch comprises a transparent or translucent window.
A method of forming a packaged catheter assembly, the method comprising:
- providing two opaque walls to define the pouch;
- providing a fluid reservoir within the pouch;
- arranging the catheter within the pouch;
- forming a peripheral seal between the walls to seal the catheter and fluid reservoir within the pouch;
- and
- providing a transparent or translucent window in at least one wall of the pouch.
A method of wetting a catheter in a packaged catheter assembly, the method comprising:
- releasing fluid from a reservoir in a pouch, and
- inspecting the interior of the pouch through a transparent or translucent window in an opaque wall of the pouch, either to identify the reservoir to release the fluid or to confirm that the reservoir has released fluid into the pouch or both, and
- removing the catheter from the pouch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.