a catheter , and preferably a urinary catheter , is disclosed , comprising an elongate shaft with a catheter insertion end and a flared connector connected to the elongated shaft opposite to the catheter insertion end . the flared connector forms a catheter connector end . further , a gripping sleeve is fixedly connected to the flared connector , and arranged to enclose at leat part of , and preferably essentially the whole , flared connector , apart from the catheter connector end . hereby , a standard catheter can easily be customized for various use situations and users with different needs , in terms of e . g . gripping and manipulation possibilities . a method for producing such a customized catheter is also disclosed .