Prelubricated urinary catheter and package assembly

摘要

A prelubricated urinary catheter and package assembly (10) for use in draining the bladder through the urethra comprising a package defining an elongate sealed catheter receiving chamber (25) carrying a urinary catheter with a guide arrangement (14) within the chamber to guide the catheter as it extends out of the package. Also disclosed is an arrangement to hold the catheter with respect to a guide so as to prevent inadvertent movement of the catheter with respect to the guide. Also disclosed is the method of fabricating the assembly and the method of using the assembly.