Patent ID: 7770726
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: A61M,B65D

Abstract:
1. A combination of a catheter and a package, comprising: a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a hydrophilic coating; a sheet material wrapped about the catheter to form a package, the catheter extending generally longitudinally within the package, the sheet material extending from beyond the proximal end to beyond the distal end of the catheter; the sheet material being wrapped about the catheter to have confronting proximal end and distal end sheet edges and confronting side sheet edges; a seal joining the confronting proximal end and distal end sheet edges and the confronting side sheet edges of the sheet material to define a sealed cavity for the catheter; and a gas permeable, liquid impermeable barrier disposed within the package, the barrier dividing the sealed cavity into a first compartment within which the catheter is contained and a second compartment within which a wick wetted with an aqueous liquid is entirely confined.