Patent ID: 8454565
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a surgical procedure, comprising the steps of: providing a catheter assembly including a catheter hub and an elongated catheter extending distally from the catheter hub, the elongated catheter having at least one longitudinal lumen for passage of fluids, the catheter hub having a housing section comprising distal and proximal ends, the distal end having at least one internally defined lumen configured to receive the proximal end of the elongated catheter, the proximal end having internally defined lumens configured to receive at least one extension tube; advancing a distal end of the elongated catheter through a first opening and into a patient; creating a surgical tunnel from the first opening and out through a second opening in the skin remote from the first opening; and passing the catheter assembly through the surgical tunnel by introducing the catheter hub through the first opening and advancing the catheter hub with the elongated catheter following there along within the surgical tunnel.