McBurney, Denzell,TIERNEY, MORGAN,KELLY, RONALD JOHN
申请号：
ES13004403
公开号：
ES2718843T3
申请日:
2013.09.10
申请国别(地区):
ES
年份:
2019
代理人:
摘要：
The present patent application refers to a method of making a ready-to-use catheter assembly (1, 1') and a ready-to-use catheter assembly made according to this method. It is an object of the present patent application to provide a ready-to-use catheter assembly which avoids any degradation of the catheter during sterilization. The method therefore comprises the following steps: Placing a catheter (3) with a hydrophilic coating and a wetting fluid (4) in a catheter package (2, 2') made of a material with low moisture transmission while the package is in a first condition wherein at least an insertable length of the hydrophilic coating of the catheter is not in contact with the wetting fluid, sterilizing the catheter package with the catheter and the wetting fluid by means of radiation sterilization while the catheter package is kept in a condition in which at least the insertable length of the hydrophilic coating of the catheter is not in contact with the wetting fluid, transferring the catheter package with the catheter and the wetting fluid into a second condition, thereby bringing the wetting fluid into contact with at least the insertable length of the hydrophilic coating of the catheter and activating at least the insertable length of the hydrophilic coating of the catheter via gravity and / or via inertia.
