Patent ID: 7261708

Claim:
A catheter hub comprising: a lower portion having a lower distal end and a lower proximal end, wherein the lower distal end includes a lower distal channel extending from the lower distal end toward the lower proximal end and wherein the lower proximal end includes first and second lower proximal channels extending from the lower proximal end toward the lower distal end, wherein the first and second lower proximal channels fluidly communicate with the lower distal channel; an upper portion having an upper distal end and an upper proximal end, wherein the upper distal end includes an upper distal channel extending from the lower distal end toward the lower proximal end and wherein the upper proximal end includes first and second upper proximal channels extending from the upper proximal end toward the upper distal end, wherein the first and second upper proximal channels fluidly communicate with the upper distal channel; a hinge connecting the lower portion and the upper portion; and a locking section for releasably securing the lower portion and the upper portion to each other, remote from the hinge, wherein, when the lower portion is releasably secured to the upper portion, the lower distal channel and the upper distal channel form a distal passageway, the first lower proximal channel and the first upper proximal channel form a first proximal passageway and the second lower proximal channel and the second upper proximal channel form a second proximal passageway.