Patent ID: 7060060
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A dialysis procedure catheter comprising: a tubular member having a bore being disposed therethrough, and also having an enlarged main portion, a branch portion, and a needle, said needle being connected to said enlarged main portion, and having a tapered end for penetrating through a user's skin and vessels, and further having a non-vacuum aperture being disposed through a wall of said needle near said tapered end, said enlarged main portion of said tubular member having a longitudinal slot being disposed through a side wall thereof; a plug assembly including a plug member being removably disposed in said bore of said needle, said plug assembly also including a wire being attached to said plug member for the movement thereof, and further including a flexible diaphragm being securely disposed in said bore of said enlarged main portion of said tubular member, and also including a handle member being attached to an end of said wire, said wire being movably disposed through a hole centrally-disposed through said diaphragm, said handle member being movably disposed through said longitudinal slot of said enlarged main portion of said tubular member; a handle being attached to said enlarged main portion of said tubular member; a hose having a first end being attached to said branch portion; a hose clamp for crimping said hose; and a hose connector being attached to a second end of said hose for connecting to a dialysis machine.