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

Claim 0:
1. 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 inner package containing the catheter tube and the liquid swelling medium;
wherein the outer package is porous to water vapor and comprises a first water vapour transmission rate (first WVTR) and the inner package is porous to water vapor and comprises a second WVTR, and the first WVTR and the second WVTR are balanced such that a relative humidity value between the outer package and the inner package is below 90% RH.