Catheter with elongated side holes
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1. An elongate catheter comprising:
- an elongate body portion formed by a circumferential sidewall and having a longitudinal axis and distal and proximal end portions thereon;
a first lumen in said body portion extending between said proximal end portion and a side opening formed in said sidewall of said body portion;
said side opening including first and second sides thereon wherein said first side is formed proximally of said second side on said sidewall, a plurality of spaced apart ends extending between said first and second sides such that at least one of said first and second sides is oriented diagonally with respect to said longitudinal axis of said body portion; and
wherein said body portion includes a plurality of lumens therein formed by a septum extending longitudinally along said body portion, and a second lumen extends between an opening on said distal end portion and said proximal end portion.
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Abstract
An elongate catheter having one or more lumens therein and at least one lumen in flow communication with a side opening in the sidewall of the catheter wherein the side opening includes first and second sides and generally parallel distal and proximal ends thereon to form a generally slot-shaped side opening, and the opening is oriented diagonally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the catheter.
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28 Claims
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1. An elongate catheter comprising:
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an elongate body portion formed by a circumferential sidewall and having a longitudinal axis and distal and proximal end portions thereon; a first lumen in said body portion extending between said proximal end portion and a side opening formed in said sidewall of said body portion; said side opening including first and second sides thereon wherein said first side is formed proximally of said second side on said sidewall, a plurality of spaced apart ends extending between said first and second sides such that at least one of said first and second sides is oriented diagonally with respect to said longitudinal axis of said body portion; and wherein said body portion includes a plurality of lumens therein formed by a septum extending longitudinally along said body portion, and a second lumen extends between an opening on said distal end portion and said proximal end portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An elongate catheter comprising:
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an elongate body portion formed by a circumferential sidewall having a longitudinal axis and distal and proximal end portions; a plurality of lumens in said body portion and at least one of said lumens extending between said proximal end portion and a generally elongate side opening formed in said sidewall of said body portion; and said side opening including distal and proximal side portions and at least one of said distal and proximal side portions are oriented diagonally with respect to said longitudinal axis of said body portion. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An elongate catheter comprising:
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an elongate body portion formed by a circumferential sidewall having a longitudinal axis and distal and proximal end portions; a plurality of lumens in said body portion and at least one of said lumens extending between said proximal end portion of said body portion and a generally elongate side opening formed in said sidewall of said body portion; and said side opening including distal and proximal ends and first and second sides wherein said first side is formed proximally of said second side of said side opening on said sidewall, and said distal and proximal ends are oriented generally parallel to each other, and said side opening is oriented generally diagonally to said longitudinal axis of said body portion.
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27. A method of inserting a catheter into a patient comprising:
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forming an elongate catheter having a side opening therein wherein the side opening is oriented generally diagonal with respect to the longitudinal axis and includes distally and proximally located ends thereon, and inserting the catheter into an incision of the patient with a rotational movement along the orientation of the side opening. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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