Patent ID: 7229420
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for being introduced and positioned within a breast duct for introducing or removing material within the breast duct, said apparatus comprising: a manifold hub comprising a plurality of port openings in fluid communication with an interior of said manifold hub, at least two of said openings being in fluid communication with a pair of elongated channels that extend through a portion of said manifold hub; a catheter extending from the manifold hub, said catheter being sized and configured for positioning within a breast duct; and a retractable spacer that may be moved in a direction parallel to the length of the catheter to space the manifold hub a distance above the surface of a nipple; wherein said catheter includes a longitudinal axis; and said manifold hub includes a height that extends substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of said catheter and a length that extends substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said catheter, wherein said length of said manifold hub is greater than the height of said manifold hub.