Patent ID: 7846137

Claim:
A modular catheter system comprising: a first tubular member comprising a first outer housing and a first header portion having a protrusion, the first tubular member having an axial dimension; a second tubular member comprising a second outer housing and a second header portion having a recess, the second tubular member having an axial dimension, the second tubular member configured to be movable relative to the first tubular member along the axial dimension of the second tubular member to removably attach the second tubular member to the first tubular member by receiving the protrusion of the first tubular member in the recess of the second tubular member; a first catheter tubing disposed within an interior portion of the first outer housing, the first catheter tubing defining a first linear fluid flow path extending along the axial dimension of the first tubular member; and a second catheter tubing disposed within an interior portion of the second outer housing, the second catheter tubing defining a second linear fluid flow path extending along the axial dimension of the second tubular member; wherein the second tubular member is configured such that a portion of the second catheter tubing extends along the axial dimension of the second tubular member into the first tubular member to position the second linear fluid flow path to be transverse to the first linear fluid flow path to form a continuous path when the second tabular member is removably attached to the first tubular member.