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Method for inserting a multiple catheter assembly

  • US 5,624,413 A
  • Filed: 02/23/1996
  • Issued: 04/29/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for inserting a multiple catheter assembly into an area of a body to be catheterized, the assembly comprising a first and a second catheter, each catheter having a distal portion and a proximal portion, the first catheter for withdrawing fluid from the area and the second catheter for delivering fluid to the area, the first and second catheters being independently movable with respect to each other along their entire length, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) making an incision near the area;

    (b) inserting the distal portions of the first and second catheters in juxtaposed relation through the incision and through a single insertion site into the area;

    (c) adjusting a longitudinal distance between the proximal portions of the first and second catheters to provide a predetermined longitudinal distance between the distal portions of the first and second catheters within the area; and

    (d) securing the proximal portions of the first and second catheters.

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