Astrazeneca Ab

Astra Aktiebolag

Astra Tech Ab

Agneta Pettersson

Jan Mikael Utas

Anette Israelsson

Daniel Nestenborg

A wetting apparatus () for wetting a hydrophilic urinary catheter () comprises a wetting receptacle () which defines a wetting fluid receiving area () for receiving the hydrophilic urinary catheter and a hydrophilic urinary catheter wetting fluid container () having a discharge outlet () movable from a closed position to an open position on application of a predetermined condition thereto to enable the wetting fluid to be discharged from the wetting fluid container. The wetting fluid container provided can be positioned in the wetting receptacle in an operational position in which at least the discharge outlet of the wetting fluid container is disposed within the bounds of the wetting receptacle, the wetting receptacle being so constructed and the wetting fluid container being so disposed relative to the wetting receptacle when in the operational position that application of the predetermined condition to the discharge outlet of the wetting fluid container when in the operational position enables the wetting fluid to be discharged into the wetting fluid receiving area for wetting of the hydrophilic urinary catheter.

Hydrophilic urinary catheter having a water-containing sachet

A wetting apparatus () for wetting a hydrophilic urinary catheter (), comprising: a wetting fluid container () containing a wetting fluid and being openable by the application of a pulling force thereto; a wetting receptacle (); and a hydrophilic urinary catheter () to be wetted by said wetting fluid and being arranged within said wetting receptacle (). The wetting fluid container () is arranged within the wetting receptacle (), and the wetting receptacle is extendable, for opening the wetting container without rupturing a sealed condition of the wetting receptacle.

Catheter wetting apparatus

A storage package () contains a medical device () having a coated surface () which exhibits a reduced friction when wetted with a wetting liquid and a supply of the wetting liquid (). The package is adapted such that the coated surface of the medical device is maintained contact with the supply of wetting liquid during storage. A good shelf-life for the medical device is achieved an where the medical device is a urethral catheter the catheter is immediately 'ready-for-use' after the package has been opened.

Storage package and a method for packaging

A wetting apparatus ( ) for wetting a hydrophilic urinary catheter ( ) comprises a wetting receptacle ( ) which defines a wetting fluid receiving area ( ) for receiving the hydrophilic urinary catheter and a hydrophilic urinary catheter wetting fluid container ( ) having a discharge outlet ( ) movable from a closed position to an open position on application of a predetermined condition thereto to enable the wetting fluid to be discharged from the wetting fluid container. The wetting fluid container provided can be positioned in the wetting receptacle in an operational position in which at least the discharge outlet of the wetting fluid container is disposed within the bounds of the wetting receptacle, the wetting receptacle being so constructed and the wetting fluid container being so disposed relative to the wetting receptacle when in the operational position that application of the predetermined condition to the discharge outlet of the wetting fluid container when in the operational position enables the wetting fluid to be discharged into the wetting fluid receiving area for wetting of the hydrophilic urinary catheter.

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Gothenburg, Sweden

Agneta Pettersson