Patent ID: 7699800

Claim:
An implantable catheter, comprising: an elongate trunk conduit having a first end, a second end, and an outer wall that defines an inner lumen; and a plurality of branch conduits coupled to one another and extending from the second end of the elongate trunk conduit, each branch conduit including an inner lumen in fluid communication with the inner lumen of the elongate trunk conduit, and at least one port extending into the inner lumen of the branch conduit; wherein the catheter is configured to removably receive a rigid stylet through the inner lumen of the elongate trunk and between the plurality of branch conduits, and wherein a distal end of the plurality of branch conduits are connected by an end cap that is adapted to seat a distal end of the rigid stylet; and wherein the second end of the elongate trunk conduit includes a self-sealing valve adapted to receive a rigid stylet therethrough, the self-sealing valve being in fluid communication with the inner lumen and in direct fluid communication with an external environment surrounding the catheter.