Urinary catheter package

A unitary package sealed in sterilized condition for holding an urinary catheter and protective parts therewith comprising:

• enclosure means including a seal having a pull-tab;
• an end cap as one of the protective parts mounted telescopically relative to each other;
• at least three intermediate (first, second, and third) caps each having closed proximal ends and having antiseptic soaked sponge tips carried thereon also as protective parts mounted telescopically and progressively relative to each other;
• a tube-like guide having a distal end and having a covered proximal end telescopically fitted to one of said intermediate caps;
• a urinary catheter having one end projecting axially through said guide;
• a tube-like protective shroud for said urinary catheter;
• a predetermined amount of biocompatible lubricant located adjacent to the covered end of said guide and having the one end of the catheter projecting axially through said guide also projecting into the lubricant;
• a syringe containing a predetermined amount of bacteriostatic water and housed sterilized in said enclosure means;
• sterilized gloves means housed in said enclosure means and a peel-back cover of said enclosure means;
• said end cap joins in a telescopic fit onto said first intermediate cap;
• said first intermediate cap joins in a telescopic fit onto said second intermediate cap;
• said second intermediate cap joins in a telescopic fit onto said third intermediate cap;
• said third intermediate cap joins in a telescopic fit onto proximal end of said guide;
• said protective shroud being bonded to the distal end of said guide;
• said antiseptic soaked sponge tips being secured to the proximal ends of said intermediate caps;
• said lubricant being contained as located between said third intermediate cap and said guide;
• said heat shrunk seal protectively covers and joins said end cap, three intermediate caps, and guide;
• said enclosure means containing said heat shrunk seal, end cap, three intermediate caps having antiseptic soaked sponge tips, guide, urinary catheter, lubricant, protective shroud, glove means, and syringe so that the package may be disassembled in proper sequence progressively such that said urinary catheter may be inserted into the urinary tract under sterile conditions.