A catheter assembly (1) comprising a catheter (8) having a proximal end (10) adapted to be inserted into a bodily cavity and a distal end (11) having a drainage outlet (13) a catheter package (2) having a cavity for accommodating the catheter and an opening for withdrawing the catheter from the package and extracting means (17) that are coupled to the catheter for extracting the distal end of the catheter out of the package.