Patent ID: 6939326

Claim:
A catheter assembly for placing within a body, the catheter assembly comprising: a flexible hollow body having a length defined between a pointed end and a bottom end wherein the pointed end is closed and further wherein the flexible hollow body is a cylindrical tube having a diameter and further wherein the bottom end of the flexible body has a width greater than the diameter; a locking mechanism located on the bottom end of the flexible body; a first notch located on the flexible body at a distance from the pointed end; a second notch located on the flexible body at a distance from the bottom end; and a cylindrical body having a length defined between a pointed end and a blunt end wherein the cylindrical body is formed by a first element and a second element wherein the first element has a length defined between the pointed end and the blunt end wherein the first element has a uniform width between the pointed end and the blunt end and further wherein the first element is cross-shaped wherein the first element is removably attached to the second element and further wherein the pointed end of the flexible hollow body is removably attached to the first element of the cylindrical body wherein the first notch of the flexible hollow body secures to the pointed end of the first element.