Patent ID: 9468461
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A catheterization system comprising: first and second stylet portions, the first stylet portion having a first distal end region, and the second stylet portion having a second distal end region; and a split-tip catheter defining a longitudinal axis along a length of the catheter and comprising separate first and second distal tip sections, the first distal tip section defining a first lumen, the second distal tip section defining a second lumen, wherein each stylet portion is positionable into a respective lumen such that the respective distal end regions of the first and second stylet portions extend distally beyond the respective first and second distal tip sections of the catheter, wherein the first and second distal end regions of the first and second stylet portions are releasably connectable to one another to hold the first distal tip section of the catheter adjacent the second distal tip section of the catheter, and wherein when releasably connected to one another, the first and second distal end regions are substantially coterminous such that the first and second distal end regions are longitudinally aligned, and wherein the first and second distal end regions together define a tapered penetrating portion.