Patent ID: 9616196
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A hemodialysis catheter assembly comprising: a catheter hub including a first section, a second section, and a hinge connecting the first section to the second section, the first section and the second section movable relative to each other between open and closed positions, the catheter hub defining a first fluid channel and a second fluid channel when the first and second sections of the catheter hub are in the closed position, wherein each of the first section and the second section defines a portion of the first fluid channel and the second fluid channel; and an elongated catheter defining a first catheter lumen and a second catheter lumen, the elongated catheter having a leading end and a trailing end, wherein the trailing end of the elongated catheter is positionable within one of the first and second sections of the catheter hub when the first and second sections of the catheter hub are in the open position, and the trailing end of the elongated catheter is secured between the first section and the second section of the catheter hub upon movement of the first section and the second section of the catheter hub to the closed position such that the first catheter lumen is in fluid communication with the first fluid channel and the second catheter lumen is in fluid communication with the second fluid channel.