Patent ID: 7905875

Claim:
A method for implanting a catheter into a patient, comprising: providing a catheter comprising: a catheter tube having a distal end, a hub member haying a proximal port and at least one distal port, and a tip, wherein at least a portion of the catheter tube comprises a radiopaque material and wherein the catheter tube comprises at least one lumen; a means for trimming the distal end of the catheter tube, wherein the length of the catheter tube from the tip to a trimmed end portion is a desired length, wherein the means for trimming comprises a first cutting assembly mounted therein an interior portion of the hub member intermediate the proximal and distal ports of the hub; and at least one attachment tube, each attachment tube having a first end and a second end extending at least partially between the proximal port and one distal port of the hub member; making an incision near an area to be catheterized; inserting the tip of the catheter tube through the incision and into a desired vessel of a patient; routing the tip of the catheter tube to a desired anatomical location within the patient; trimming the distal end portion of the catheter tube so that the catheter tube has a desired length; and positioning each respective lumen of the trimmed end portion of the catheter tube into fluid communication with the respective first end of one attachment tube.