Patent ID: 9586026
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A catheter tunneling adapter comprising: a longitudinal body having a distal end and a proximal end and a passageway extending from an entrance at the proximal end to an exit at the distal end, the distal end including a radially inward step which defines a contact surface configured to be received in a proximal end of a catheter, the passageway having a first hemisphere and a second hemisphere, with the first hemisphere defining a generally unobstructed first passageway portion from the entrance to the exit; and a guide ramp positioned within the second passageway and tapered towards the first hemisphere moving from the proximal end to the distal end, the ramp defining a longitudinal notch therethrough such that a second passageway portion extends from the entrance to the exit.