Patent ID: 6461321
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A bolus for a hemodialysis catheter, comprising:a) a general cylindrical body molded of resilient plastic and including a rear connector section, a front nose section and an intermediate passage section; b) said passage section containing first and second axially extending passages having a septum therebetween, said first passage communicating with a first port opening radially out of said cylindrical body in said passage section, said second passage communicated with a second port opening radially out of said cylindrical body in said passage section; c) said nose section having a bullet nose and joining said passage section immediately at the front end of said second port and; d) the thickness of said nose section where it joins said passage section at the front end of said second port being substantially less than the diameter of said passage section behind said second port.