Catheter Insertion-Tray Systems and Methods Thereof

1 . A catheterization tray, comprising:

a sterile side configured to enable a user to carry out sterile steps of a catheterization procedure in a sterile field;

a set of sterile items positioned in the sterile side;

a non-sterile side configured to enable a user to carry out non-sterile steps of the catheterization procedure outside of the sterile field;

a set of non-sterile items positioned in the non-sterile side; and

a partition extending between the sterile side and the non-sterile side from a first side wall of the catheterization tray to a second side wall of the catheterization tray to maintain sterility of the sterile side.

2 . The catheterization tray according to claim 1 , wherein the set of sterile items are ordered in accordance with a sterile work path.

3 . The catheterization tray according to claim 1 , wherein the set of non-sterile items are ordered in accordance with a non-sterile work path.

4 . The catheterization tray according to claim 1 , further comprising a sterile wrap and a belly band configured to hold the sterile wrap around the catheterization tray.

5 . The catheterization tray according to claim 4 , further comprising a perineal care kit positioned outside of the sterile wrap along with a package of hand sanitizer.

6 . The catheterization tray according to claim 4 , further comprising at least a first pair of gloves positioned outside of the sterile wrap.

7 . The catheterization tray according to claim 4 , further comprising at least a first pair of gloves positioned inside of the sterile wrap.

8 . The catheterization tray according to claim 1 , wherein the set of sterile items include a drainage system and a catheter.

9 . The catheterization tray according to claim 8 , wherein the set of sterile items further include a syringe of sterile saline, a container containing lubricant, and a sterile sample container.

10 . The catheterization tray according to claim 1 , wherein the set of non-sterile items include a waterproof underpad configured for placement under a patient and a fenestrated drape configured for placement over the patient.

11 . The catheterization tray according to claim 10 , wherein the set of non-sterile items further include a skin-preparation kit including a package of an antiseptic and one or more swabs configured for preparing the patient for inserting a urinary catheter.

12 . The catheterization tray according to claim 1 , further comprising instructions for the catheterization procedure imprinted directly on a surface of the catheterization tray, the instructions revealed in accordance with the sterile steps and the non-sterile steps of the catheterization procedure as the set of sterile items and the set of non-sterile items are removed from the catheterization tray.

13 . A method of using a catheterization package, comprising:

unwrapping the catheterization package to reveal a catheterization tray, the catheterization tray comprising:

a sterile side configured to enable a user to carry out sterile steps of a catheterization procedure in a sterile field;

a non-sterile side configured to enable a user to carry out non-sterile steps of the catheterization procedure outside of the sterile field; and

a partition extending between the sterile side and the non-sterile side from a first side wall of the catheterization tray to a second side wall of the catheterization tray to maintain sterility of the sterile side of the catheterization tray;

removing an underpad and a fenestrated drape from the non-sterile side of the catheterization tray; and

removing a drainage system including a urinary catheter, drainage tubing, and a drainage bag from the sterile side of the catheterization tray.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

removing a perineal care kit and a package of hand sanitizer from outside a sterile wrap of the catheterization package; and

cleaning a peri-urethral area of a patient with the perineal care kit.

15 . The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

placing the underpad under a patient; and

placing the fenestrated drape over the patient while maintaining the sterile field.

16 . The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

preparing a patient and the urinary catheter for catheterization; and

catheterizing the patient while maintaining the sterile field.