Patent ID: 7744585
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A catheter comprising: an elongated catheter body having a proximal portion and a distal portion; a hub assembly disposed adjacent the proximal portion of the elongated catheter body; a first laterally accessible lumen extending distal of the hub assembly and a second lumen extending side-by-side within and along the proximal portion, and the first lumen and the second lumen forming a single common lumen within the distal portion which extends to a distal end of the distal portion; wherein an opening is formed in the catheter body at the distal end of the distal portion that is in fluid communication with the single common lumen; the first lumen and second lumen are co-axial such that the second lumen is positioned within the first lumen within the distal portion prior to forming a single common lumen; and the first lumen is laterally accessible along at least a length of the proximal portion extending distal of the hub assembly.