Slotted peritoneal access catheter

A catheter for fluid infusion and drainage comprising:

• a non-cylindrical, slotted intraperitoneal tubing defining a first slot and a second slot wherein the first slot and the second slot has a narrow width to prevent ingress of abdominal contents or tissue, wherein the first slot and the second slot are between 0.5 to 1 mm wide and have a length more than twice the slot width to provide an area for fluid flow, wherein the non-cylindrical slotted intraperitoneal tubing has a non-cylindrical single interior opening large enough for unrestricted passage of fluid and a non-cylindrical exterior surface, wherein the slotted intraperitoneal tubing has a first exterior diameter, a first interior diameter, and a second interior diameter, wherein the first interior diameter is a distance between the furthest interior walls and the second interior diameter is the distance between a first trough portion and a second trough portion positioned opposite each other of the interior wall, wherein the first interior diameter is greater than the second interior diameter;
• a flexible cylindrical tubing having a cylindrical interior surface having a first interior diameter and a cylindrical exterior surface having a first exterior diameter, wherein the flexible cylindrical tubing is formed in a reversibly bent orientation to form a single curvature having a single radius along a single plane, wherein an end of the flexible cylindrical tubing is attached to the non- cylindrical slotted intraperitoneal tubing;
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• at least one cuff, wherein one of the at least one cuff is located at an apex of the single plane curvature at the flexible cylindrical tubing wherein the single plane curvature is between 150 to 180 degrees and wherein the at least one cuff is located at the apex of the curvature and is configured to hold and center the catheter at an abdominal musculature layer and fix the position of all components of the catheter, wherein the cylindrical slotted intraperitoneal tubing is configured to be fixed below the parietal peritoneum and an outer portion of the cylindrical tubing is configured to be fixed above the abdominal musculature;
• wherein the non-cylindrical slotted intraperitoneal tubing has first exterior diameter is greater than the first exterior diameter of the flexible cylindrical tubing and the first interior diameter of the non-cylindrical slotted intraperitoneal tubing is equal to the first exterior diameter of the flexible cylindrical tubing, wherein a structure of the non-cylindrical slotted intraperitoneal tubing and a structure of the at least one slot are stabilized by the first trough the first slot and a second slot is stabilized by the second trough, wherein the at least the first slot and second slot extend for the length of the cylindrical slotted intraperitoneal portion of the catheter with holes for fluid passage in the bottom of each slot, wherein the holes are defined within the narrow width, wherein the holes are defined by each slot at a distance from the surface of the catheter, wherein the cylindrical tubing is coupled to the cylindrical slotted intraperitoneal tubing with an overmold component configured to maintain the connection between the flexible cylindrical tubing and the non-cylindrical slotted intraperitoneal tubing.