# US 8,998,882 B2 · Enhanced pre-wetted intermittent catheter with lubricious coating > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,998,882 B2 - Document ID: US8998882B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/802,095 - Filed: 2013-03-13 - Published: 2014-09-18 - Granted: 2015-04-07 - Earliest claimed: 2013-03-13 - Assignees: C. R. Bard, Inc. - Applicants: C. R. Bard, Inc. - Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp; Vasu Nishtala - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8998882B2 ## CPC - A61L 29/14: Materials characterised by their function or physical properties {, e.g. lubricating compositions} - A61L 29/08: Materials for coatings - A61M 25/0017: {specially adapted for long-term hygiene care, e.g. urethral or indwelling catheters to prevent infections} - A61M 25/002: {Packages specially adapted therefor (combined with means for introducing catheters, e.g. dispensers, A61M25/0113); catheter kit packages (for surgical articles A61B50/30)} - A61M 25/0111: {Aseptic insertion devices} - A61M 25/0113: {Mechanical advancing means, e.g. catheter dispensers} - A61M 27/008: {pre-shaped, for use in the urethral or ureteral tract} - B65D 85/04: for coils of wire, rope or hose - B65D 85/675: wound in helical form - A61L 2400/10: Materials for lubricating medical devices - A61M 2025/0681: {Systems with catheter and outer tubing, e.g. sheath, sleeve or guide tube} - A61M 2202/0496: Urine - A61M 2210/1078: Urinary tract - A61M 2210/1085: Bladder - A61M 2210/1089: Urethra - B65D 85/671: wound in flat spiral form - A61L: METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES (preservation of bodies or disinfecting characterised by the agents employed A01N; preserving, e.g. sterilising, food or foodstuffs A23; preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes A61K) - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract The present disclosure relates to a packaged urinary catheter. The catheter includes a conduit having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end includes at least one aperture for receiving urine from the bladder. The catheter is contained within a sleeve having a length, a width, and a size configured to receive the catheter. According to one embodiment, the catheter and the sleeve may be arranged in a helical coil. The outer surface of the catheter may have a lubricious and/or an antimicrobial coating. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A packaged urinary catheter, comprising: a conduit having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end comprises at least one aperture for receiving urine from the bladder; and a sleeve having a length, a width, and a size configured to receive the conduit, and wherein the sleeve surrounds substantially the entire length of the conduit; wherein the conduit and the sleeve are arranged in a helical coil, and wherein the shape of the helical coil is maintained by portions of the sleeve being releasably fixed together along at least a portion of the length of the sleeve. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 1, wherein a first cap seals a proximal end of the sleeve, and a second cap seals a distal end of the sleeve. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the first and second caps comprises a gripping feature configured to be grasped by a patient or user of the packaged urinary catheter. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 3, wherein the gripping feature is sized and shaped to receive a finger therethrough. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 2, wherein the packaged urinary catheter is released from the helical coil configuration by grasping the first and second caps, and urging the caps in substantially different directions. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 1, wherein portions of the sleeve are releasably fixed together by a perforated section along a length of the sleeve. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 1, wherein a lubricating material is contained within the sleeve. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 7, wherein the lubricating material is chosen from water, a hydrogel, and a vapor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the conduit is hydrophilic. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve is constructed from two blanks of material that are joined at edges of the two blanks of material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve is constructed from a foil material or a film. ### Claim 12 A packaged urinary catheter, comprising: a synthetic polyisoprene conduit having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end comprises at least one aperture for receiving urine from the bladder; and a sleeve having a length, and a width, and a size configured to receive the conduit, and wherein the sleeve surrounds substantially the entire length of the conduit; wherein the conduit and the sleeve are arranged in a helical coil, and wherein the shape of the helical coil is maintained by portions of the sleeve being releasably fixed together along at least a portion of the length of the sleeve. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 12, wherein a first cap seals a proximal end of the sleeve, and a second cap seals a distal end of the sleeve. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 13, wherein at least one of the first and second caps comprises a gripping feature configured to be grasped by a patient or user of the packaged urinary catheter. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 14, wherein the gripping feature is sized and shaped to receive a finger therethrough. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 14, wherein the first and second caps are disposed outside the sleeve. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 16, wherein the packaged urinary catheter is released from the helical coil configuration by grasping the first and second caps, and urging the caps in substantially different directions. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 12, wherein a lubricating material is contained within the sleeve. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 18, wherein the lubricating material is chosen from water, a hydrogel, and a vapor. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The packaged urinary catheter according to claim 12, wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the conduit is hydrophilic.