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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
May. 08, 2015
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 ...
B65D 77/04 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); B65D 81/22 (2006.01); B65D 65/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/002 (2013.01); A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); B65D 65/38 (2013.01); B65D 77/04 (2013.01); B65D 81/22 (2013.01); A61M 25/0017 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter assembly includes a catheter, a fluid containing sleeve, and a container. The catheter may include a tubular portion between a proximal end and a distal end, a coating on a length of the tubular portion, and at least one drainage opening on the distal end. The fluid containing sleeve is designed for arrangement on the tubular portion to maintain the coating in a hydrated state. The container may have at least one foil inner layer containing therein the catheter and the fluid containing sleeve. Substantially or nearly all fluid contained in the container may be disposed in the fluid containing sleeve.