A urinary catheter assembly (1) is provided. The catheter assembly has an intermittent urinary catheter (2) with low friction surface and a tubular elongated package (3) with a side opening (15). The catheter may be provided with a hydrophilic surface and the package may include a liquid swelling medium. The user may grab the connector (4) through the side opening and pull out the catheter of the package through there. Spillage of the liquid swelling medium or lubricant is avoided. The side opening may be configured so that it has two stable configurations a storing and a folded configuration.
