Patent ID: 8740863
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A catheter assembly comprising: a catheter having on at least part of its surface a hydrophilic surface layer intended to produce a low-friction surface character of the catheter by treatment with a wetting fluid prior to use of the catheter; a catheter receptacle forming a first cavity for accommodation of at least part of the catheter; and a second cavity accommodating said wetting fluid, wherein said second cavity forms a unitary and integrated part of the receptacle separated from said first cavity, wherein the separation between the second cavity accommodating the wetting fluid and the first cavity accommodating the catheter is formed by a rupturable separation weld which provides a sealed closure, said closure being openable for enabling of a fluid communication between the second cavity and the first cavity and thereby an activation of the catheter, wherein an additional outer layer of a material being impermeable to wetting fluid is attached to the receptacle, said layer being arranged outside the receptacle to cover entirely and essentially only the second cavity of the receptacle accommodating said wetting fluid compartment.