Patent ID: 8251975

Claim:
A tunneling device for use in inserting a catheter, comprising: a relatively rigid member having a handle and an end configured with an elongated groove which extends radially inwardly from an outer surface of said rigid member and runs substantially lengthwise such that the groove is exposed and continuous and configured to laterally receive said catheter, wherein said groove further includes two separate channels forming a Y-shaped mid-section to receive at least part of a Y-shaped end of the catheter, wherein said end of said tunneling device is equipped with a hollow cap removably connected to a tip of said end of said tunneling device to receive a first end of said catheter and cover openings of the first end of the catheter in a manner to maintain the openings substantially covered during insertion of the catheter into a the body thereby preventing potential clogging thereof by tissue and blood and removed post insertion while the tunneling device remains in the body.