Patent ID: 8292873

Claim:
A catheter device comprising: an elongate tubular housing having a distal end and defining a cannula lumen, the cannula lumen being in fluid communication with a cannula exit port, wherein the cannula exit port is located adjacent the distal end of the elongate housing; a cannula, the cannula having a distal tip and being disposed within the cannula lumen, wherein the cannula defines a proboscis lumen, the cannula having a proboscis exit port in fluid communication with the proboscis lumen, and wherein the proboscis exit port is located at the distal tip of the cannula; and a proboscis, the proboscis being more flexible than the cannula, the proboscis having a distal tip and being disposed within the proboscis lumen wherein at least one of the cannula and the proboscis has a fixed axial position with the cannula being fixed in relation to the housing and the proboscis being fixed in relation to the cannula.