Patent ID: 7087048

Claim:
Wetting apparatus, for wetting a hydrophilic urinary catheter prior to use, comprising: a wetting receptacle which defines a wetting fluid receiving space, said wetting fluid receiving space forming an elongate pocket having a volume therein; a urinary catheter arranged in said wetting receptacle, said urinary catheter having an insertable length and having a hydrophilic outer surface on at least said insertable length; wherein: said elongate pocket accommodates said at least said insertable length of said catheter; said wetting apparatus further comprising: a wetting fluid container containing a wetting fluid and having a discharge portion that opens upon application of a predetermined condition to said wetting fluid container to enable said wetting fluid to be discharged from said wetting fluid container; wherein: said wetting fluid container is integrated with said wetting receptacle; at least said discharge portion of said wetting fluid container is disposed within said wetting receptacle; said discharge portion of said wetting fluid container is in fluid communication with said wetting fluid receiving space; and application of said predetermined condition to said wetting fluid container causes said wetting fluid to be discharged through said discharge opening into said wetting fluid receiving space and, thereby, to wet at least said insertable length of said hydrophilic urinary catheter.