Patent ID: 7311698
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: A61F,A61M,B65D

Abstract:
1. A catheter assembly allowing for non contaminated insertion of the catheter into a urinary canal, said assembly comprising: a urinary catheter defining a conduit and having a proximal end adapted for insertion into a urinary canal of an individual and an opposite distal end; a closed catheter package having a generally tubular body with a cavity for accommodation of the catheter and, in a proximal end thereof, a catheter outlet through which the proximal end of the catheter can be projected from the catheter package upon opening thereof, said package also being provided with an opening separate from said catheter outlet for draining a liquid substance out of the package, said opening being closed before said catheter package is opened by a closing structure connected to said catheter, said closing structure being configured to open said opening upon projection of the proximal end of said catheter from the package; and a sealing structure adapted to provide a substantially liquid tight seal between the catheter package and the urinary catheter, while the catheter is being dismantled.