Patent ID: 8206370
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A dual lumen support catheter comprising: a first cylindrical portion having a first lumen and a first length; and a second cylindrical portion having a second lumen and a second length longer than or equal to said first length, said second cylindrical portion and said first cylindrical portion being laterally disposed one on top of another in a figure-eight configuration with the first and second cylindrical portions sharing a common wall throughout their joined length with each terminating at a common distal end and each terminating at a separate proximal terminal end, said second cylindrical portion having a second discontinuity extending from the common distal end to the proximal end of said second cylindrical portion, the second discontinuity being a continuous slit, the first cylindrical portion having a first discontinuity extending from the common distal end to the proximal end of said first cylindrical portion, the first and second cylindrical portions forming a structure that includes first and second guidewire passageways having the first and second discontinuities.