Patent ID: 9126011
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A dialysis catheter, comprising: an elongate body extending between a distal end and a proximal end, said body including a first wall defining a first lumen for a fluid flow therethrough of at least 300 milliliters per minute out of a vasculature of a patient and a second wall defining a second lumen for a fluid flow therethrough of at least 300 milliliters per minute into the vasculature of the patient, wherein said body includes a first port and a second port at said distal end of said elongate body, said first port in communication with said first lumen and said second port in communication with said second lumen, and further comprising a first end cap and a second end cap at said distal end and an actuating mechanism at said proximal end, said first end cap being coupled to said actuating mechanism by at least both a first non-tubular wire, cable, rod, or bar that extends in said first wall along one side of said first lumen, the first non-tubular wire, cable, rod, or bar extending distally from a first actuator opening, and a second non-tubular wire, cable, rod, or bar that extends in said first wall along an opposite side of said first lumen, the second non-tubular wire, cable, rod, or bar extending distally from a second actuator opening, and said second end cap being coupled to said actuating mechanism by at least both a third non-tubular wire, cable, rod, or bar that extends in said second wall along one side of said second lumen, the third non-tubular wire, cable, rod, or bar extending distally from a third actuator opening, and a fourth non-tubular wire, cable, rod, or bar that extends in said second wall along an opposite side of said second lumen, the fourth non-tubular wire, cable, rod, or bar extending distally from a fourth actuator opening, wherein said actuating mechanism is operable to remotely move said first and second end caps away from said first port and said second port to an open condition and permit said fluid flows through each of said first port and said second port and said actuating mechanism is further operable to remotely move said first and second end caps toward said distal end to a closed condition in sealing engagement with said body to prevent said fluid flows through each of said ports, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth actuator openings are separate from the first port and the second port.