Disclosed is a catheter assembly that includes a catheter, a sheath on the catheter, a sleeve on the sheath and a tissue ingrowth cuff affixed to the sleeve. The sleeve and sheath are movable along the length of the catheter with the sheath being removable from between the sleeve and the catheter. When the sheath is removed, the sleeve becomes substantially fixed in position on the catheter. The sheath may have a comparatively low coefficient of friction against the catheter while the sleeve may have a comparatively high coefficient of friction against the catheter.
