Patent ID: 7740616

Claim:
A catheter for implantation into a patient, comprising: a catheter tube having a distal end and an opposed tip, wherein at least a portion of the catheter tube comprises a radiopaque material, and wherein the catheter tube comprises at least one lumen; a hub member having a proximal port and at least one distal port; a means for trimming the distal end of the catheter tube after subcutaneous insertion of the tip of the catheter tube into a desired position within the patient to form a trimmed end portion, wherein the length of the catheter tube from the tip to the trimmed end portion is a desired length, wherein the means for trimming comprises a first cutting assembly mounted therein an interior portion of the hub member intermediate the proximal and distal ports of the hub; at least one attachment tube mounted therein the hub member, each attachment tube having a first end, a second end and extending at least partially therebetween the proximal port and one distal port of the hub member, wherein the first cutting assembly is connected to the at least one attachment tube and is configured to longitudinally cut the lumen of the catheter tube as the catheter tube is drawn over the at least one attachment tube and past the first cutting assembly to form waste catheter tube; and a means for selectively positioning each respective lumen of the trimmed end portion of the catheter tube into fluid communication with the respective first end of one attachment tube, wherein a distal end portion of the lumen of the catheter tube is configured to fit axially about an exterior surface of the at least one attachment tube.