Catheter assembly with joinable catheters
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1. A multiple lumen catheter assembly comprising:
- a. a first catheter having a proximal end and a distal end;
b. a second catheter having a proximal end and a distal end;
c. a connecting means for selectively and irreversibly joining together at least a portion of the distal ends of the first and second catheters;
wherein the first catheter and the second catheter are generally parallel;
a connecting hub connects the proximal ends of the first and the second catheters; and
a first fluid flow in the first catheter is in a direction different from a second fluid flow in the second catheter.
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Abstract
A multiple lumen catheter assembly having at least two catheters separate and independent from each other along at least a portion of their lengths, and that can be selectively joined together to change the separation distances between the catheters by of a connecting means.
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1. A multiple lumen catheter assembly comprising:
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a. a first catheter having a proximal end and a distal end;
b. a second catheter having a proximal end and a distal end;
c. a connecting means for selectively and irreversibly joining together at least a portion of the distal ends of the first and second catheters;
wherein the first catheter and the second catheter are generally parallel;
a connecting hub connects the proximal ends of the first and the second catheters; and
a first fluid flow in the first catheter is in a direction different from a second fluid flow in the second catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A multiple lumen catheter assembly comprising:
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a. a first catheter having a proximal end and a distal end;
b. a second catheter having a proximal end and a distal end;
c. a connecting means for selectively and irreversibly joining together at least a portion of the distal ends of the first catheter and second catheter;
wherein a connecting hub connects the first catheter and the second catheter at the proximal ends;
a first fluid flow in the first catheter is in a direction different from a second fluid flow of the second catheter;
the connecting means allows the first catheter and the second catheter to be selectively joined together at the discretion of a practitioner at a position proximal to the distal ends of the first catheter and second catheter;
whereby the selective joining of the first catheter and second catheter decreases the distance between the first catheter and second catheter proximal to the distal ends of the first catheter and second catheter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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