Patent ID: 11918357
Assignee: VELANO VASCULAR, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system, comprising:
a catheter assembly, comprising:
a first catheter defining a first lumen, wherein the first catheter is configured to be disposed within a portion of a body of a patient;
a hub defining a central lumen, the hub comprising:
a proximal end portion having a first port, wherein the first port defines a seal configured to be transitioned from a closed state to an open state,
a distal end portion coupled to the first catheter such that the first lumen is in fluid communication with the central lumen, and
a second port positioned between the proximal end portion and the distal end portion in fluid communication with the central lumen; and

a second catheter having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion and defines a lumen therethrough;
an introducer configured to movably receive the catheter assembly, the introducer comprising a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, wherein the distal end portion of the introducer comprises a lock configured to couple the introducer to the hub and transition the seal of the hub from the closed state to the open state when the lock is coupled to the hub; and
an actuator at least partially disposed in the introducer and coupled to the proximal end portion of the second catheter, the actuator configured to move the second catheter between a first position, in which the second catheter is disposed within the introducer, and a second position, in which the second catheter extends through the seal of the hub such that a distal end surface of the second catheter is positioned distal to the hub when the introducer is coupled to the hub,

wherein the hub comprises a guide having a circular structure and configured to engage the second catheter inserted through the second port to guide the second catheter through the central lumen of the hub and into the lumen of the first catheter, and wherein the guide is disposed within the central lumen along an axis defined by the first catheter and an axis defined by the second port.