Harmonic flow catheter
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1. A catheter for use in the withdrawal and/or delivery of a fluid to a patient, comprising:
- a) an elongate tube body;
b) the tube body including a wall having inner and outer surfaces defining the thickness of the wall along the length of the body, the inner surface forming an axial passageway extending through the body in between a proximal end and a terminal end of the body;
c) the tube body having a primary port for at least one of the withdrawal or delivery of a fluid through the passageway; and
d) the tube Lady having a plurality of secondary ports extending through the wall at locations in the body spaced from the primary port and from each other, the ports having a diameter of substantially 0.50″
or larger;
e) the secondary ports having a passageway that forms an angle greater than 20° and
less than 70°
with respect to an axis of the axial passageway.
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Abstract
A catheter for use in the withdrawal or delivery of a fluid to a patient. The catheter includes an elongate body having outer and inner walls and an axial passageway extending the length thereof. The body has a proximal end and a terminal end. A plurality of secondary ports are located adjacent the primary port. The secondary ports are spaced apart from the primary port and from each other. The secondary ports have a radial passageway that forms an angle greater than 20° with respect to an axis of the axial passageway.
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1. A catheter for use in the withdrawal and/or delivery of a fluid to a patient, comprising:
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a) an elongate tube body;
b) the tube body including a wall having inner and outer surfaces defining the thickness of the wall along the length of the body, the inner surface forming an axial passageway extending through the body in between a proximal end and a terminal end of the body;
c) the tube body having a primary port for at least one of the withdrawal or delivery of a fluid through the passageway; and
d) the tube Lady having a plurality of secondary ports extending through the wall at locations in the body spaced from the primary port and from each other, the ports having a diameter of substantially 0.50″
or larger;
e) the secondary ports having a passageway that forms an angle greater than 20° and
less than 70°
with respect to an axis of the axial passageway.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A catheter for use with at least one of the withdrawal and delivery of a fluid to a patient, comprising:
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a) an elongate tube body having a primary port, the tube body having outer and inner surfaces, the inner surface defining an axial passageway extending a length thereof, and b) a plurality of secondary ports in the body spaced apart from the primary port and from each other, at least some of the secondary ports having a harmonic fluid flow path. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A catheter system for use with at least one of the withdrawal and delivery of a fluid to a patient, comprising:
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a) a first catheter and a second catheter;
b) the first and second catheters each having an elongate tube body with an axial passageway extending substantially the length thereof, the body of each catheter having a proximal end and a terminal end, and c) a plurality of secondary ports in the body spaced apart from the primary port and from each other, the secondary ports each including a radial passageway that forms an angle greater than 20° and
less than 70°
with respect to an axis of the axial passageway, at least two of the ports having different diameters.- View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A catheter for use in the withdrawal and/or delivery of a fluid to a patient, said catheter comprising:
an elongate body having outer and inner walls and an axial passageway extending the length thereof, the cylindrical body having a proximal end and a terminal end, the terminal end having a laminar flow tip and a primary port for the withdrawal or delivery of a fluid to a patient, and a plurality of secondary ports spaced apart from the primary port and from each other, at least some of the secondary ports having a passageway that forms an angle greater than 20° and
less than 70°
with respect to an axis of the axial passageway, substantially the entire passageway being formed at an angle greater than 20°
with respect to the axis of the axial passageway, the ports having a diameter of substantially 0.50″
or larger.- View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A catheter for use in at least one of the withdrawal and delivery of a fluid to a patient, said catheter comprising:
an elongate body having outer and inner walls and an axial passageway extending the length thereof, the body having a primary port and a proximal end and a terminal end, and a plurality of secondary ports spaced apart from the primary port and from each other, the axial passageway adjacent at least some of the secondary ports having a fluted shape. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A catheter for use in delivery of a fluid to a patient or withdrawal of a fluid from a patient, comprising:
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a) an elongate tube body;
b) said tube body including a wall having inner and outer surfaces defining the thickness of the wall along the length of the body, said inner surface forming a passageway extending axially through the body in between a proximal end and a terminal end of the body;
c) said tube body having a primary port in its terminal end for delivery or withdrawal of a fluid through the passageway; and
d) said tube body having a plurality of secondary ports extending through said wall at locations in said body spaced from said primary port and from each other;
at least two of the ports having distinct diameters, and the ports having a diameter of substantially 0.50″
or larger with at least some of the secondary ports having a passageway that forms an angle greater than 20° and
less than 70°
with respect to an axis of the axial passageway.- View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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