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Dialysis catheter and methods of insertion

  • US 20080097382A1
  • Filed: 10/30/2007
  • Published: 04/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of inserting a dialysis catheter into a patient comprising:

  • inserting a guidewire into the jugular vein of the patient through the superior vena cava, and into the inferior vena cava;

    providing a trocar having a lumen and a dissecting tip;

    inserting the trocar to enter an incision in the patient and to create a subcutaneous tissue tunnel;

    threading the guidewire through the lumen of the trocar so the guidewire extends through the incision;

    providing a dialysis catheter having first and second lumens;

    removing the trocar; and

    inserting the dialysis catheter over the guidewire through the incision and through the jugular vein and superior vena cava into the right atrium.

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