Composite catheter stabilizing devices, methods of making the same and catheter extracting device
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1. A method for removing a catheter assembly having a catheter stabilizing device including a tissue ingrowth cuff ingrown into a subcutaneous location by use of a device having a handle and a head having an external gripping surface, comprising the steps of:
- (a) inserting the head of the device into a proximal end of a lumen extending through the catheter assembly;
(b) inserting the head further into the lumen by pushing the handle of the device until a distal end of the head is substantially longitudinally aligned with a distal end of the catheter stabilizing device; and
(c) pulling the handle, to dislodge the tissue ingrowth cuff and to remove the catheter assembly from the subcutaneous location.
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Abstract
A method of extracting a catheter assembly with an extracting device. The catheter includes a tissue ingrowth cuff that is grown into a subcutaneous location. The extracting device includes a handle and a head having an external gripping surface which is sized for inserting into a lumen of the catheter assembly for gripping an internal surface of the catheter assembly within the tissue ingrowth cuff and dislodging the cuff from surrounding tissue.
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1. A method for removing a catheter assembly having a catheter stabilizing device including a tissue ingrowth cuff ingrown into a subcutaneous location by use of a device having a handle and a head having an external gripping surface, comprising the steps of:
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(a) inserting the head of the device into a proximal end of a lumen extending through the catheter assembly;
(b) inserting the head further into the lumen by pushing the handle of the device until a distal end of the head is substantially longitudinally aligned with a distal end of the catheter stabilizing device; and
(c) pulling the handle, to dislodge the tissue ingrowth cuff and to remove the catheter assembly from the subcutaneous location. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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