A catheter holding tool for holding a catheter. The catheter holding tool includes an accommodation member. The accommodation member has a first accommodation portion which accommodates a first tubular portion and/or a second tubular portion of the catheter, a second accommodation portion which accommodates a second holding target portion of the catheter, and a holding portion which holds the second holding target portion when the second holding target portion is accommodated in the second accommodation portion. The catheter holding tool includes a fixing tool to fix the position of the first holding target portion. The fixing and unfixing of the position of the first holding target portion is independent of the holding portion of the accommodation member holding the second holding target portion of the catheter.

The embodiments disclosed herein relate to balloon catheter assemblies. The balloon catheter assemblies can include a hub, an elongated member, and an inflation balloon. The balloon catheter assemblies can also include a support wire having a proximal end that is longitudinally displaceable within a sleeve that is disposed in the catheter hub. A distal end of the support wire may be coupled to the inflation balloon at one or more positions.

A package for a medical device such as an intermittent catheter has a case which is closed at one end and open at the other end. A cap is connected to the case by a hinge to permit selectable movement of the cap between an open position, wherein access is provided to the open end of the case, and a closed position, wherein the cap prevents access to the open end of the case. A seal is connected to one of the cap and case. The seal is engageable with the other of the cap and case when the cap is closed to form a barrier that maintains a sterile environment inside the package. The seal can be repeatedly made and broken whenever the user closes or opens the cap, respectively. The case includes a pair of slots at the open end. A pair of latches are formed in the cap. The latches fit into the slots to prevent lateral forces from distorting the cap when the cap is closed.

A medical device holder includes a one-piece holder body having end walls, and side walls, extending vertically upward from a base. The end walls are oriented parallel to one another, and the first and the second side walls are oriented so as to converge toward one another in a direction of an opening. A plurality of medical device storage slots are formed by a plurality of internal vertical walls, and a plurality of elongate medical devices wound in opposition to an internal unwinding bias are trapped within the plurality of medical device storage slots.

A J-tip protective cap for a J-tip of a medical guide wire includes a proximal sleeve section, a distal hollow disk-shaped J-tip receiving section, which extends distally and laterally on one side in a distal end region of the sleeve section with a disk longitudinal axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the sleeve section and forms a J-tip receiving space in the interior, and a J-tip passage slot which leads proximally into the J-tip receiving space and which is composed of an axial slot section in the sleeve section and a circumferential slot section in the J-tip receiving section. The J-tip receiving space has a tapered region, in which it tapers in a radially outward direction in its lateral width, and opposite inner sides of the J-tip receiving section form J-tip contact surfaces in the tapered region of the J-tip receiving space.

A multifunctional enclosure is described having an elongated sleeve configured with an enlarged opening for the insertion of an elongated member of a medical probe. The multifunctional enclosure is configured to prevent the elongated member of the medical probe from swinging and becoming damaged during transport. The multifunctional enclosure may further comprise an attachment component for securing the medical probe to the multifunctional enclosure. Furthermore, at least one vent may be configured onto the multifunctional enclosure, such as on a first end closure portion. The vent may allow for adequate flow for sterilization and/or drying.

The invention relates to a wetting mechanism 20 for wetting a tube 12 of a catheter 10. The wetting mechanism 20 includes a housing 16 positioned initially at or proximal to the tip end 13 of the catheter tube 12. The housing 16 comprises a wetting chamber 23 into which at least a portion of the catheter tube 12 is able to be introduced and be moved therethrough to wet the catheter tube 12 in use. The wetting mechanism 20 includes a stopper 26 which is moveable between a first and second positions to prevent or allow the tip end 13 of the catheter tube 12 to be moved through the wetting chamber 23.

The invention relates to a wetting mechanism 20 for wetting a tube 12 of a catheter 10. The wetting mechanism 20 includes a housing 16 to be positioned at or proximal to the tip end 13 of the catheter tube 12, where the housing 16 comprises a holding chamber 22 and a wetting chamber 23. The wetting mechanism 20 comprises a fluid release control component 26 for controlling release of fluid within the holding chamber 22 into the wetting chamber 23. At least a portion of the catheter tube 12 is then able to be introduced and be moved through the wetting chamber 23 to wet the catheter tube 12, in use.

A spinal drainage kit container includes a body, lid, and hinge; the body includes a peripheral portion and a first grip that is gripped when the lid is to be opened; the first grip is at a first corner of the body, opposite the hinge; the first grip has a first protrusion protruding in a first direction; the lid includes a contact that contacts the peripheral portion when the lid is closed, and a second grip that is connected to the contact and is gripped when the lid is to be opened; the second grip is at a second corner of the lid, which overlaps with the first corner when the lid is closed; and the second grip has a second protrusion that protrudes in a second direction and does not overlap with the body when the lid is closed, and the second direction is orthogonal to the first direction.

A catheter storage assembly includes a case that is positionable in an open position such that the case forms a table. The case has a first half that is hingedly coupled to a second half. A plurality of pockets is each coupled to the case and each of the pockets has an open end for receiving objects commonly employed for catheterization. A plurality of first legs and a plurality of second legs are each pivotally coupled to the case. Each of the first legs and the second legs is positionable in a deployed position to support the case above a support surface when the case is opened to form the table. A plurality of closures is each coupled to the first half of the case for retaining the case in a closed position.