Patent ID: 7033335

Claim:
An access port assembly comprising: an access port comprising a self-sealing access septum and a reservoir; and a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end opposite to the proximal end, the proximal end of the catheter being fixedly attachable to the access port, the catheter comprising: a lumen in flow communication with the port when the proximal end of the catheter is attached to the access port, an entry site located between the proximal and distal ends of the catheter, and a portion extending in a distal direction from the entry site toward the distal end of the catheter, wherein the catheter is configured to accept and pass a guidewire directly from an exterior of the catheter to said portion via the entry site, wherein the catheter has an opening at a distal end of the portion, the catheter being configured so that a guidewire passing through the entry site is capable of exiting the catheter via the opening, wherein the lumen is a first lumen of the catheter, and wherein the portion comprises a second lumen of the catheter.