Sistema de despliegue de un catéter urinario

Un sistema de despliegue de un catéter urinario (12), que comprende: un paquete de catéter (10) que define un compartimiento interior (14) e incluye una cubierta deformable o perforable (36) asociada con el compartimiento interior (14); un huso giratorio (26) colocado al menos parcialmente dentro del compartimiento interior (14) del paquete de catéter (10); un catéter urinario (C) colocado al menos parcialmente dentro del compartimiento interior (14) del paquete del catéter (10) y asociado con el huso (26); y una ayuda de introducción (50) que incluye al menos un miembro de acoplamiento del huso (56) configurado para cooperar con el paquete del catéter (10) para deformar o perforar la cubierta (36) y acoplar el huso (26) para desplegar el catéter urinario (C) del paquete de catéter (10). A urinary catheter deployment cassette or system includes a catheter pack, a urinary catheter, and an introducer aid. The catheter pack defines an interior compartment having a rotatable spindle at least partially positioned therein. The urinary catheter is at least partially received within the interior compartment of the catheter pack and associated with the spindle. The catheter pack includes a deformable or pierceable cover that the spindle engagement member of the introducer aid is pressed to rotate the spindle and deploy the catheter from the catheter pack. In another embodiment, a catheter pack includes an associated drainage adaptor for draining fluid from the catheter pack or a urinary catheter positioned within the catheter pack. In another embodiment, a cassette includes a rotatable drum with a two-piece catheter wrapped around it and a joining tube that places the pieces of the catheter in fluid communication.