Catheter and tunneling device therefor

A method of introducing the catheter into a body, which includes the steps of:

• (a) providing a tunneling device for use in inserting a catheter, wherein said tunneling device includes a relatively rigid member having a handle and an end configured with an exposed elongated channel to receive the catheter, wherein said end is equipped with a removable hollow cap to receive openings of a first end of the catheter in a manner to maintain the openings substantially covered during insertion of the catheter into the body thereby preventing potential clogging thereof by tissue and blood;
• (b) laying an end of the catheter through the exposed elongated channel in a manner such that end openings of the catheter are received in the cap of the tunneling device;
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• (c) inserting the tunneling device having the catheter therein through a first incision of a body such that the cap extends out a second incision of the body;
• (d) removing the cap;
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• (e) lifting the first end of catheter from the tunneling device to enable removal of the catheter from the tunneling device and removal of the tunneling device from the body.