Intermittent-Catheter Assemblies and Methods Thereof

An intermittent-catheter assembly, comprising:

• a collapsible catheter housing comprising:
• an inner sleeve;
• and
• an outer sleeve slidably mounted over the inner sleeve;
• and
• an intermittent catheter comprising:
• a funnel having a funnel opening for voiding urine;
• a cap integrated into an end portion of the funnel;
• and
• a catheter tube coupled to the funnel,
• wherein the intermittent-catheter assembly has:
• a storage state in which the intermittent catheter is sealed within the catheter housing;
• and
• an open state in which the catheter housing is collapsed exposing the funnel for removal of the intermittent catheter from the catheter housing.

A method for voiding urine, comprising:

• obtaining an intermittent-catheter assembly including an intermittent catheter disposed in a catheter housing;
• transitioning the intermittent-catheter assembly from a storage state to an open state, comprising:
• grasping an outer sleeve of the catheter housing;
• holding a distal end of the intermittent-catheter assembly against a surface by the outer sleeve;
• and
• moving the outer sleeve toward the surface to expose a funnel of the intermittent catheter;
• and
• removing the intermittent catheter from the catheter housing by a funnel of the intermittent catheter.