Dual-tip hemodialysis catheter

A split tip dialysis catheter comprising:

• an elongated body extendable along a longitudinal axis and longitudinally split along a splitting plane at a junction;
• wherein the elongated body comprises an unsplit portion proximal to the junction comprising a septum dividing and preventing relative motion between a first lumen and a second lumen, wherein said septum splits at said junction to form a split distal portion of the elongated body comprising a first distal end region terminating in a first tip and a second distal end region terminating in a second tip;
• wherein the elongated body comprises an elastic junction portion in the split distal portion adjacent to the junction having planar lumen walls facing each other;
• wherein the elastic junction portion is configured to facilitate voluntary sliding of the first distal end region and the second distal end region against each other, in a scissor-like motion, along the splitting plane from an elastically stressed state in which the first and second distal end regions are aligned to an elastically relaxed state, wherein said planar lumen walls remain in contact with each other distally adjacent to the junction, and wherein a dihedral angle formed by intersection of planes defined by the facing planar lumen walls is less than 10 degrees.