Patent ID: 11969558
Assignee: COLOPLAST A/S
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 9:
10. A urinary catheter assembly comprising:
an intermittent urinary catheter comprising:
a tubular film extending between a proximal end and a distal end,
a handle secured to the proximal end of the tubular film,
a connector secured to a distal end of the tubular film,
a catheter tube having a distal end secured to the connector, an insertion tip at a proximal end of the catheter tube, and a hydrophilic coating applied to the catheter tube, and
a liquid swelling medium; and

an outer package;
wherein, the connector is attached to the handle such that the tubular film and the handle and the connector form an annular enclosure containing the catheter tube and the liquid swelling medium;
wherein the outer package comprises a first water vapour transmission rate (first WVTR) that is greater than a second WVTR of the annular enclosure and a measured relative humidity between the annular enclosure and the outer package is below 90% RH.