Patent ID: 11871934
Assignee: MICROVENTION, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A method of delivering fluid within a patient, comprising:
positioning a distal end of a catheter within a vessel of a patient;
injecting fluid into a first lumen of the catheter;
passing the fluid through a fluid flow modifying structure within a distal portion of the first lumen, the fluid flow modifying structure comprising a central lumen and a plurality of outer lumens that are each located adjacent to the central lumen, each of the plurality of outer lumens being in fluid communication with the central lumen, wherein at least part of a length of each of the plurality of outer lumens form longitudinal channels that connect to the central lumen;
creating a laminar fluid flow out of a distal end of the catheter.