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US 2003/0120215 A1Published application
Transcutaneous access device
OwnerGerald G. Bousquetinventor
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Abstract
A transcutaneous access device comprises a sleeve having a flexible extensible main body with opposite ends defining collars. A catheter is loosely received in the main body and extends through the collar. Connectors permanently connect each collar to the catheter and an annular flexible skirt snugly surrounds the main body. The skirt is adjustable along the sleeve and/or the sleeve is bifurcated to accommodate two catheters for optimum fluid flow.
Claims9
A transcutaneous access device comprising
- a sleeve including a flexible extensible main body having opposite ends, a first pair of sleeve branches extending from one end of the main body and a second pair of sleeve branches extending from the opposite end of the main body, each branch of the pairs of sleeve branches having a free end defining a collar;
- a pair of catheters having corresponding first ends and being loosely received in said sleeve, said pair of catheters extending through said main body and different branches of said first and second pairs of branches;
- means for permanently connecting the collar of each sleeve branch to the catheter extending through that branch;
- an annular flexible skirt having an inner edge snugly surrounding said main body, and
- securing means for permanently securing said skirt to said main body between said opposite ends thereof.
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