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Peritoneal dialysis catheter

  • US 4,772,269 A
  • Filed: 02/11/1987
  • Issued: 09/20/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A peritoneal catheter which comprises a flexible catheter tube having a proximal and a distal end portion, said distal end portion defining flow port means for fluid communication between the bore of the catheter tube and the peritoneal cavity, said catheter carrying spaced porous cuff means to facilitate permanent securance of the catheter to the abdominal wall, the improvement comprising, in combination:

  • said catheter tube defining, in its natural, unstressed condition, a bent segment forming an arc in a range of 100°

    to 180°

    between said porous cuff means, said bent segment, in use, extending in a tunnel formed through the abdominal wall in its relatively unstressed configuration to direct the distal end portion toward a caudel direction within the peritoneal cavity of the patient while the proximal end also projects, when viewed by an onlooker, downwardly.

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