CATHETER PACKAGE INCLUDING CATHETER STRAIGHTENING MEANS

摘要

A catheter package and method of use which serve to straighten a curved catheter shaft. The straightening of the catheter shaft is accomplished by passing the shaft through a pathway that bends the catheter in the opposite direction of the curvature imparted to the catheter shaft. The catheter shaft pathway may incorporate various shaped bumps, ridges, pins or rollers or other features which assist in straightening the shaft.