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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2017
Applicant:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Richard Terry, Conyers, GA (US);
Assignee:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); B65D 65/38 (2006.01); B65D 77/04 (2006.01); B65D 81/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/002 (2013.01); A61F 2/042 (2013.01); A61M 25/0017 (2013.01); A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); B65D 65/38 (2013.01); B65D 77/04 (2013.01); B65D 81/22 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0046 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter assembly includes a catheter, a coating, a fluid containing sleeve, and a container. The catheter may include one or more distal drainage openings. The coating may be disposed on an outer surface of the catheter. The fluid containing sleeve may have an outer foil layer and be configured for positioning over the outer surface of the catheter to maintain the coating in a hydrated state. The container may enclose the catheter and the fluid containing sleeve. Substantially all fluid in the container may be disposed in the fluid containing sleeve.