Integrated vascular delivery system
First Claim
1. An integrated vascular delivery system comprising:
- a first hub having a proximal region, the first hub comprising;
a catheter configured for insertion into a patient extending from the proximal region; and
at least one fluidic channel configured to communicate with the catheter within the first hub and extending from the proximal region of the first hub;
a second hub spaced apart from the first hub and configured to stabilize the system; and
a first and a second lateral member extending between the first hub and the second hub, wherein the at least one fluidic channel passes through at least one of the first and second lateral members.
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Abstract
An integrated vascular delivery system having a frame configured to receive a catheter insertable in a patient to deliver fluid at an insertion site. The frame includes a first hub, a second hub, and a pair of flexible lateral members extending between the hubs and including a tubular lateral member. The system also includes a fluidic channel that fluidically communicates with the catheter, wherein the fluidic channel passes through the tubular lateral member and at least one of the hubs, and includes a fixed turnabout portion in which fluid flows in a direction different from that within the catheter. The first and second hubs provide anchoring points on the patient distributed around the insertion site and on opposite ends of the catheter, thereby anchoring the frame to the patient and stabilizing the catheter. A method is provided for using an integrated vascular delivery system.
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1. An integrated vascular delivery system comprising:
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a first hub having a proximal region, the first hub comprising; a catheter configured for insertion into a patient extending from the proximal region; and at least one fluidic channel configured to communicate with the catheter within the first hub and extending from the proximal region of the first hub; a second hub spaced apart from the first hub and configured to stabilize the system; and a first and a second lateral member extending between the first hub and the second hub, wherein the at least one fluidic channel passes through at least one of the first and second lateral members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of using an integrated vascular delivery system, the method comprising:
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supplying an integrated vascular delivery system, wherein the system comprises a first hub having a proximal region, a catheter extending from the proximal region, a second hub, a first and a second lateral member extending between the first hub and the second hub, and at least one fluidic channel that fluidically communicates with the catheter within the first hub, extends from the proximal region of the first hub, and passes through at least one of the first and second lateral members, wherein the system is configured to allow one of the first hub and the second hub to fold over the other of the first and second hubs, thereby exposing a proximal end of the catheter; inserting the catheter into a patient at an insertion site; unfolding the system; and securing the system to the patient at a plurality of anchoring points around the insertion site, thereby stabilizing the system relative to the insertion site. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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