Patent ID: 8808246

Claim:
A system for transporting a fluid between a body and an external source, comprising: a catheter having a proximal and a distal send, wherein the catheter is configured to: fit inside a conduit disposed in a body; extend such that the distal end extends beyond a distal end of the conduit disposed in the body; and fluidically couple to an external source at the proximal end to allow a fluid to be transported between the external source and the body; and a protective sheath extending between the proximal end of the catheter and a catheter connector, the protective sheath being movable between an expanded configuration in which the catheter is substantially enclosed by the protective sheath, and a contracted configuration in which only a proximal portion of the catheter is enclosed by the protective sheath and the distal end of the catheter extends a distance beyond a distal end of a conduit.