Patent ID: 8029462
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: A61B,A61J,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of implanting a medical catheter, said method comprising the steps of: (a) using a medical catheter assembly, said medical catheter assembly comprising (b) with the internal bolster in said non-anchoring state, inserting the distal end of said medical catheter into the patient, the proximal end of said medical catheter extending out of the patient; (c) transforming said internal bolster from said non-anchoring state to said anchoring state; (d) inserting the protective sleeve into the proximal end of the longitudinal bore of said medical catheter to a desired depth; (e) then, while maintaining said protective sleeve at said desired depth, cutting the medical catheter at said desired depth to yield a proximal portion and a distal portion of the cut medical catheter, whereby the protective tube protects the suture from being cut.