Patent ID: 8343104
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A closable and openable catheter assembly, comprising: first and second catheters having respective first and second lumens, first and second distal portions, first and second proximal portions, first and second distal end portions, and first and second proximal end portions, the first and second catheters co-axial with one of the catheters of the first and second catheters within the lumen of the other catheter of the first and second catheters; at least one distal opening defined by the first distal end portion of the first catheter for fluid communication between the first lumen and an exterior of the first catheter and at least one distal opening defined by the second distal end portion of the second catheter for fluid communication between the second lumen and an exterior of the second catheter; and an actuating assembly in operative association with respect to the first and second catheters, wherein actuation of the actuating assembly actuates at least one of the first and second distal end portions between opened and closed conditions wherein in the opened condition fluid is free to pass into or out of the first and second lumens through the respective distal openings and in the closed condition fluid is substantially prevented from passing into or out of the first and second lumens through the respective distal openings, and wherein, in either the opened or closed condition, the first and second lumens are not in direct fluid communication with one another through the distal openings.