Patent ID: 9144659
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A61M,B65D

Abstract:
1. A catheter assembly comprising a catheter having a proximal end adapted to be inserted into a bodily cavity and a distal end having a drainage outlet, a catheter package having a cavity for accommodating the catheter and an opening for withdrawing the catheter from the package, a tab that is removably attached over the opening of the package, the tab includes an inner wall that is oriented toward the catheter when the catheter is inside the cavity, and an extractor separate from and attached to the tab, the extractor having a first portion connected to the inner wall of the tab and a second portion coupled to the catheter, the extractor is provided for extracting the distal end of the catheter out of the package, wherein the second portion of the extractor is coupled to a part of the catheter that is distal to the proximal end of the catheter and proximal to the distal end of the catheter.