Catheter assembly

A catheter assembly comprising:

• a bottom layer underlying the catheter;
• a top layer of thin flexible material overlying the catheter and the bottom layer and being releasably attached along a tear line to the bottom layer to retain the catheter between the layers, said top and bottom layers being formed of a material selected to protect the catheter against contamination, said top layer further being sufficiently flexible and moveable while attached to the bottom layer to enable one to manually grip the catheter through said top layer while it is attached to the bottom layer, said top layer further being separable from the bottom layer while gripping the catheter with one hand through the top layer and tearing away the bottom layer from the top layer with the other hand,
• said top layer being provided with a backing located on a side opposite to the bottom layer, said backing being attached to said top layer at spaced locations selected to enable said one hand to fit between the backing and the top layer and enable the back of said one hand to restrain the top layer at said tear line as the bottom layer is torn away in a direction away from said top layer, whereby upon said separation the catheter is exposed for use while being held in a sterile manner by said one hand through the top layer.

A catheter assembly comprising:

• a bottom layer underlying a catheter in the form of a liquid retaining bag affixed to one end of said catheter to enable the flow of liquid into said bag through the catheter;
• a top layer of thin flexible material overlying the catheter and the bottom layer and being releasably attached along a tear line to the bottom layer to retain the catheter between the layers, said top and bottom layers being formed with a material selected to protect the catheter against contamination, said top layer further being sufficiently flexible and moveable while attached to the bottom layer to enable one to manually grip the catheter through said top layer while it is attached to the bottom layer, said top layer further being separable from the bottom layer while gripping the catheter with one hand through the top layer and tearing away the bottom layer from the top layer with the other hand, whereby upon said separation the catheter is exposed for use while being held in a sterile manner by said one hand through the top layer.