Patent ID: 8246600

Claim:
A multiple catheter assembly, comprising: a first flexible catheter having a first distal end configured for implantation into a patient and a first proximal end configured for attachment to a first medical element; a second flexible catheter having a second distal end configured for implantation into a patient and a second proximal end configured for attachment to a second medical element, the first and second flexible catheters attached to one another via a splittable bond extending from a bond distal end to a bond proximal end, the bond proximal end initially spaced a first initial distance from the first proximal end and a second initial distance from the second proximal end, wherein the distances from the proximal ends of first and second flexible catheters to the bond proximal end may be increased by splitting the splittable bond; and a hub member defining a distal passage configured to receive the attached first and second flexible catheters and first and second proximal passages intersecting the distal passage at an intersection, the first proximal passage configured for passage of the first flexible catheter and having a length less than the first initial distance such that the first flexible catheter extends from a first proximal opening of the hub member, the second proximal passage configured for passage of the second flexible catheter and having a length less than the second initial distance such that the second flexible catheter extends from a second proximal opening of the hub member, wherein the hub member is configured such that the hub member is longitudinally adjustable along the flexible catheters to position the bond proximal end proximate to the hub member intersection.