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REPETITIVE ENTRY CONDUIT FOR BLOOD VESSELS

  • US 20100274223A1
  • Filed: 04/22/2010
  • Published: 10/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A subcutaneous conduit for implanting in a patient to allow repeated access to a blood vessel, comprising:

  • a tapered guide segment for guiding a needle through subcutaneous tissue to the blood vessel;

    a proximal opening for receiving the needle into the guide segment; and

    a distal opening for passing a tip of the needle out of the guide segment into the blood vessel, the distal opening sized and configured to be attached directly to a surface of the blood vessel,wherein the proximal opening is wider than the distal opening such that a width of the guide segment tapers from the proximal opening to the distal opening.

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