Patent ID: 8262716
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for connecting a fluid inflow tube and a fluid outflow tube to a closed loop catheter that has a closed loop fluid flow circuit with a first lumen through which a fluid may flow into the catheter and a second lumen through which fluid that has flowed through the first lumen may subsequently flow back out of the catheter, said method comprising the steps of: obtaining a first connector that has an inflow lumen port connected to the inflow tube and an outflow lumen port connected to the outflow tube; and connecting the first connector to a second connector located on the catheter such that the inflow lumen port of the first connector becomes connected to an inflow lumen port of the second connector and the outflow lumen port of the first connector becomes connected to an outflow lumen port of the second connector, whereby fluid from the inflow tube will flow through the inflow lumen of the catheter, through the outflow lumen of the catheter and into the outflow tube.