Intermittent-Catheter Systems and Assemblies as Well as Methods Thereof

A method of an intermittent-catheter system, comprising:

• obtaining the intermittent-catheter system in a storage state thereof, the intermittent-catheter system including:
• a rigid catheter housing including:
• an inner sleeve;
• an outer sleeve slidably mounted over the inner sleeve;
• and
• an end cap configured to sit within an end portion of the outer sleeve opposite a closed end portion of the inner sleeve, the end cap simultaneously contributing to both a primary chamber for primary containment and a secondary chamber for secondary containment;
• and
• an intermittent catheter including a catheter tube and a funnel over a proximal end portion of the catheter tube, the catheter housing at a maximally extended state thereof with the intermittent catheter sealed within the primary chamber in the storage state of the intermittent-catheter system;
• transitioning the intermittent-catheter system into an opened state thereof, the transitioning of the intermittent-catheter system into the opened state including:
• grasping an outer sleeve of the catheter housing;
• holding a closed end portion of an inner sleeve of the catheter housing against a surface by way of the outer sleeve of the catheter housing;
• and
• sliding the outer sleeve of the catheter housing over the inner sleeve of the catheter housing toward the surface to expose a funnel of the intermittent catheter;
• and
• removing the intermittent catheter from the catheter housing by the funnel of the intermittent catheter.