Patent ID: 7517343

Claim:
A catheter assembly allowing for non-contaminated insertion of a catheter into a body opening, said assembly comprising: a catheter defining a conduit between a proximal end adapted for insertion into a body opening of an individual and an opposite distal end; a catheter package having a hose with a cavity for accommodation of the catheter and, in a proximal end of the package, an opening for dispensing the proximal end of the catheter from the catheter package; and a sealing member configured to provide a substantially liquid tight seal between the catheter package and the catheter, while the catheter is being dispensed from the catheter package, so as to prevent urine from draining out of the proximal end of the catheter package during use thereof, the sealing member forming said seal between an outer surface of the catheter and an inner surface of the hose so as to divide the cavity into an upper receptacle located near the proximal end of the catheter package and an oppositely located lower receptacle between the catheter and the hose, said sealing member being movable longitudinally relative to the inner surface of said hose while retaining said seal during said longitudinal movement, the sealing member configured to allow liquid in the upper receptacle to be drained into the lower receptacle during a stage of dispensing of said catheter from said catheter package.