METHOD OF MAKING A READY-TO-USE CATHETER ASSEMBLY AND A READY-TO-USE CATHETER ASSEMBLY

The present disclosure refers to a method of making a ready-to-use catheter assembly, a catheter assembly, a ready-to-use catheter assembly and a wetting medium for use in the method. The ready-to-use catheter assembly can be immediately used by a patient without requiring preparation steps. The disclosed method of making the catheter assembly ensures that the catheter does not suffer from a loss of quality during its shelf life, and comprises: placing a catheter with an inactivated hydrophilic outer surface along its insertable length and a wetting medium in a catheter package; treating the catheter package, catheter and wetting medium with electro-magnetic and/or particle radiation while at least initially the hydrophilic outer surface of the catheter remains inactivated; activating the hydrophilic outer surface with the wetting medium during and/or after the radiation treatment; wherein the wetting medium decreases in viscosity when submitted to electro-magnetic and/or particle radiation. Figure for publication - Figure 1 co LOco r- 0C co Q co CN N- CO0(