US 2026/0295212 A1 · PACKAGED LUBRICATED READY-TO-USE INTERMITTENT URINARY CATHETER

Abstract

A packaged ready-to-use intermittent urinary catheter includes first and second layers of film, the urinary catheter being vacuum sealed in a retention chamber between the first and second layers of film, a pair of spaced-apart collars slidingly positioned on the catheter and in sealing contact with the first and second layers of film, and lubricant in the retention chamber surrounding the catheter tube and between the spaced-apart collars. The packaging for the catheter is formed by slidingly positioning a pair of spaced-apart collars on the catheter, applying lubricant onto the catheter between the collars, placing the catheter within a depression formed in a first or base film, placing a second or cover film sealed over the base film to form a retention chamber, and a pulling a vacuum within the retention chamber.

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A packaged lubricated ready-to-use intermittent urinary catheter, comprising:

a urinary catheter having an elongated flexible catheter tube extending from a proximal outlet fixture to a rounded distal tip on a distal end and one or more discharge openings proximate the distal tip;
packaging formed from first and second layers of film sealingly attached at border regions such that a distal border region seals distally beyond the distal tip, and a proximal border region seals proximally beyond the proximal outlet fixture and along lateral edges therebetween, the urinary catheter being vacuum sealed with a negative pressure in a retention chamber between the first and second layers of film;
spaced-apart proximal and distal packaging collars slidingly positioned on the catheter and in sealing contact with the first and second layers of film, the proximal packaging collar being spaced distally from the proximal outlet fixture and the distal packaging collar being spaced proximally from the distal tip;
and
lubricant in the retention chamber surrounding the catheter tube and positioned only between the packaging collars such that a lubricated length of the catheter exists between the packaging collars, wherein the packaging collars inhibit migration of the lubricant beyond the lubricated length of the catheter.

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A method of packaging an intermittent urinary catheter, comprising:

providing a urinary catheter having an elongated flexible catheter tube extending from a proximal outlet fixture to a rounded distal tip on a distal end and one or more discharge openings proximate the distal tip;
positioning proximal and distal packaging collars on the catheter at a spaced-apart distance, the proximal packaging collar being spaced distally from the proximal outlet fixture and the distal packaging collar being spaced proximally from the distal tip;
providing packaging including first and second layers of film;
placing the urinary catheter and packaging collars on the first layer of film and covering the urinary catheter with the second layer of film;
depositing lubricant along the catheter tube only between the packaging collars such that a lubricated length of the catheter exists between the packaging collars;
and
creating a negative pressure in a retention chamber between the first and second layers of film and sealingly attaching the first and second layers of film at border regions such that a distal border region seals distally beyond the distal tip, and a proximal border region seals proximally beyond the proximal outlet fixture and along lateral edges therebetween, the urinary catheter and packaging collars thus being vacuum sealed in the retention chamber, wherein the packaging collars inhibit migration of the lubricant beyond the lubricated length of the catheter.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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