Patent ID: 7762977
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for treating a patient, comprising: providing a first and second conduit of a vascular access system; accessing a vein at a first access site; inserting the first conduit of the vascular access system into the vein; forming a subcutaneous pathway between the first access site and an intermediate access site; accessing an artery at a second access site; attaching the second conduit to an artery through the second access site; and positioning the first conduit and second conduit of the vascular access system in the subcutaneous pathway; accessing an end of the first conduit and an end of the second conduit through the intermediate access site; connecting the end of the first conduit and the end of the second conduit and reinserting the connected ends of the first conduit and the second conduit through the intermediate access site.