TRANSVENOUS SOAKER CATHETER
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1. A system for infusing a fluid medicament into a volume of tissue which comprises:
- a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end;
a source of fluid medicament connected in fluid communication with the proximal end of the catheter;
an infusion member affixed to the distal end of the catheter;
a means for embedding the infusion member into the volume of tissue to stabilize the infusion member in the volume of tissue; and
a pump means for transferring the fluid medicament from the source, through the catheter and through the infusion member at a predetermined fluid flow rate and for a predetermined time duration, for infusing fluid medicament into extracellular fluid in the volume of tissue.
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Abstract
A system and method for infusing a fluid medicament requires an indwelling catheter having an infusion member affixed to its distal end. A source of the fluid medicament is connected in fluid communication with the catheter'"'"'s proximal end. In use, the catheter is positioned in the venous system of a patient with the infusion member embedded and stabilized in a volume of tissue. A pump is then activated to infuse fluid medicament from the source into extracellular fluid in the volume of tissue, at a predetermined fluid flow rate and for a predetermined time duration.
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1. A system for infusing a fluid medicament into a volume of tissue which comprises:
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a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end; a source of fluid medicament connected in fluid communication with the proximal end of the catheter; an infusion member affixed to the distal end of the catheter; a means for embedding the infusion member into the volume of tissue to stabilize the infusion member in the volume of tissue; and a pump means for transferring the fluid medicament from the source, through the catheter and through the infusion member at a predetermined fluid flow rate and for a predetermined time duration, for infusing fluid medicament into extracellular fluid in the volume of tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for infusing a fluid medicament which comprises:
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a source of the fluid medicament; a means for positioning a catheter in the vasculature of a patient, the catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, with an infusion member affixed to the distal end and the fluid medicament source attached in fluid communication with the proximal end thereof; a means for embedding the infusion member into a volume of tissue; a means for stabilizing the infusion member in the volume of tissue; and a pumping means for transferring the fluid medicament from the source, through the catheter and through the infusion member for infusing fluid medicament at a predetermined fluid flow rate and for a predetermined time duration, for infusing fluid medicament into extracellular fluid in the volume of tissue. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for infusing a fluid medicament into a volume of tissue which comprises the steps of:
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positioning a catheter in the vasculature of a patient, the catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, with an infusion member affixed to the distal end of the catheter, and with a source of the fluid medicament attached in fluid communication with the proximal end of the catheter; embedding the infusion member into a volume of tissue; and transferring the fluid medicament from the source, through the catheter and through the infusion member for infusing fluid medicament into extracellular fluid in the volume of tissue, at a predetermined fluid flow rate and for a predetermined time duration. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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