Patent ID: 9713695
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A device for creating multiple access sites in an anatomical vessel, the device comprising: a first shaft that comprises a platform at a distal end thereof; a hub that either is coupled to or is configured to be coupled to the first shaft, wherein the hub is configured to be positioned at an exterior of a patient when the first shaft is coupled to the hub and is inserted into a vessel of the patient; a first channel coupled to the hub, wherein the first channel defines a first longitudinal axis that is configured to extend through a linear region of the first shaft when the first shaft is coupled to the hub; and a second channel coupled to the hub and spaced from the first channel, wherein the second channel defines a second longitudinal axis, and wherein the second channel is configured to permit a second shaft to extend therethrough, wherein a single plane contains the first and second longitudinal axes such that at least a portion of each of the first and second shafts can be positioned within a single vessel when the first shaft is coupled to the hub and the second shaft extends through the second channel, and wherein the platform of the first shaft is configured to stop a distal end of the second shaft at a position within the vessel when the second shaft is advanced through the second channel.