Patent ID: 7018374

Claim:
A multilumen catheter assembly comprising: a unitary catheter body having: a proximal end; a distal end; a plurality of lumens disposed between the proximal end and the distal end; and a longitudinal plane generally bisecting the unitary catheter body, wherein the plurality of lumens comprises: a first lumen disposed on a first side of the longitudinal plane, wherein the first lumen includes a first distal end tube, wherein the first distal end tube includes at least one of a tongue and a groove disposed proximate to the longitudinal plane; and a second lumen disposed on a second side of the longitudinal plane, wherein the second lumen includes a second distal end tube, wherein the second distal end tube includes at least the other of the tongue and the groove disposed proximate to the longitudinal plane; wherein each of the at least one tongue is disposable across the longitudinal plane into a respective at least one groove and wherein the first and second distal end tubes are splittable along the longitudinal plane from each other by removing at least a portion of each of the at least one tongue from at least a portion of each of the at least one groove.