Patent ID: 9561343
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A package configured for storing and dispensing a urinary catheter, the urinary catheter having a flared distal end located opposite from a tubular section that is insertable into a bladder, the package comprising: an exterior surface enclosing an interior region, with the interior region including a wall formed on an interior surface of the package with the wall forming a spiral pattern that ends at an outer periphery of the package, a spiral space is formed between the wall and an adjacent section of the wall with the spiral space sized to receive both the tubular section and the flared distal end of the urinary catheter in sliding engagement; wherein the spiral pattern terminates at a cavity formed in the outer periphery of the package, with the cavity sized to allow passage of the tubular section of the urinary catheter out of the package and to prevent passage of the flared distal end of the urinary catheter out of the package; wherein an outlet is formed in the package separate from the cavity, with a channel connecting the outlet and the cavity, and the outlet is provided to allow urine to exit the package; and wherein a by-pass flow path is formed inside the package and connected to the outlet, with the by-pass flow path provided to allow urine deposited in the package to flow out of the outlet; and wherein the wall forming the spiral pattern is configured to contact the flared distal end of the urinary catheter to prevent the urinary catheter from being pushed back into the package during insertion of the tubular section into the bladder.