Patent ID: 7867220

Claim:
A catheter assembly comprising a container, a catheter handle having a first interlocking mechanism and at least one catheter element with a proximal end adapted for insertion in a urinary canal and an opposite distal end and having a second interlocking mechanism, the container having a first section adapted to accommodate at least a proximal section of said catheter element and a second section adapted to accommodate a distal section of said catheter clement and a zone between the first section and the second section that is adapted to exclude entry of said distal section of said catheter element into said first section, said catheter handle adapted to be interlocked with the catheter element via engagement of the first interlocking mechanism with the second interlocking mechanism of the catheter element so that the catheter handle and the catheter element are mechanically locked together, the catheter handle further including a sleeve section adapted to surround a portion of said container, said catheter handle is configured to be detached from said catheter element and from said container.