Catheter assembly with osmolality-increasing fluid

A method for producing a urinary catheter assembly for human use, comprising:

• providing a receptacle;
• providing a hydrophilic catheter;
• providing a wetting fluid;
• arranging at least an insertable part of the catheter in the receptacle and arranging said wetting fluid as a part of said urinary catheter assembly;
• said wetting fluid comprising at least one dissolved osmolality-increasing compound, the total concentration of the osmolality-increasing compound(s) exceeding 600 mOsm/dm3,
• wherein the wetting fluid is arranged in wetting contact with the hydrophilic surface layer of the catheter in the receptacle, for preservation of the hydrophilic surface layer in a wetted state during accommodation in said receptacle and provision of a ready-to-use catheter assembly.

A urinary catheter assembly for human use, comprising:

• a hydrophilic catheter;
• and
• a receptacle enclosing at least part of said catheter;
• and
• a wetting fluid, arranged within said receptacle, comprising at least one dissolved osmolality-increasing compound, the total concentration of the dissolved osmolality-increasing compound(s) is in the range of 850 to 950 mOsm/dm3.