Patent ID: 9572956
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A catheter assembly, comprising: a catheter including a first lumen in fluid communication with a first distal opening and a second lumen in fluid communication with a second distal opening; a first intra-catheter stiffener element configured for disposition through the first lumen to stiffen the first lumen upon insertion of the catheter into a patient such that a distal end thereof is distal to the first distal opening, the first intra-catheter stiffener element including a first guidewire lumen; and a second intra-catheter stiffener element configured for disposition through the second lumen to stiffen the second lumen upon insertion of the catheter into a patient such that a distal end thereof is distal to the second distal opening, the second intra-catheter stiffener element including a second guidewire lumen.