Ready-to-use urinary catheter assembly
US6634498B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 4, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/1078
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A urinary catheter assembly including a urinary catheter having on at least a part of its surface a hydrophilic surface layer intended to produce a low-friction surface character of the catheter by treatment with a liquid swelling medium during manufacture of the catheter assembly, and a catheter package having a cavity for accommodation of the catheter. The package includes a compartment having walls of a gas impermeable material and accommodating the liquid swelling medium and a catheter pretreated therewith for long time preservation of the low-friction surface character and provision of a ready-to-use catheter assembly.
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