Packaged catheter assembly and method of manufacturing same
OwnerPatrik Lacko, Branislav Meciar +2inventors
InventorsPatrik Lacko, Branislav Meciar, Vladimir Jenco, Peter Fenovcik
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Abstract
A catheter assembly that has a catheter tube coupled to a funnel, and a handling sleeve. The handling sleeve is formed from a flexible film material and is releasably attached to the funnel. One embodiment of the invention provides a method of processing a catheter assembly; the method comprising: engaging the funnel of a catheter assembly comprising a catheter tube and a funnel, such that the catheter tube hangs down from the funnel; and releasably attaching the handling sleeve to the funnel.
Claims26
A method of processing a catheter assembly comprising a catheter tube coupled to a funnel and a handling sleeve releasably attached to the funnel;
- the method comprising engaging the funnel, such that the catheter tube hangs down from the funnel.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein the handling sleeve is formed of a flexible film.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein the handling sleeve is a short sleeve which extends extend along less than 50% of the distance to the tip of the catheter tube, whereby a distance of at least 50% from the tip of the catheter towards the funnel is exposed.
A method according to any preceding claim comprising engaging the funnel with processing rails.
A method according to any preceding claim comprising separating and orienting a plurality of catheters in bulk, then picking a catheter, the method comprising orienting the catheter assemblies vertically.
A method according to any preceding claim comprising advancing a catheter assembly along rails to a sheathing station and attaching the handling sleeve to the funnel in the sheathing station.
A method according to any preceding claim comprising reorienting the catheter, after releaseably attaching the handling sleeve from a vertical configuration to a horizontal configuration.
A catheter assembly comprising a catheter tube coupled to a funnel, and a handling sleeve;
- wherein the handling sleeve is formed from a flexible film material and is releasably attached to the funnel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.