Dialysis catheter
AssigneeArgon Medical Devices, Inc.
InventorsStephan A. DeFonzo, John D. Leedle
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AssigneeArgon Medical Devices, Inc.
InventorsStephan A. DeFonzo, John D. Leedle
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A dialysis catheter including a first portion having a first diameter, an elongated distal portion having a second smaller diameter, and a transition portion The first portion includes first and second independent blood withdrawal lumens extending in the first portion, the first withdrawal lumen terminating in the transition portion in a first terminal opening and the second withdrawal lumen terminating in a second terminal opening, the first and second terminal openings being radially spaced and axially adjacent. A longitudinally extending blood delivery lumen extends in the first portion and terminates in a delivery opening in the distal portion of the catheter, the first and second terminal openings positioned proximally of the delivery opening and each of the first and second terminal openings having a curved wall surrounding a portion of the terminal opening.
A medical catheter comprising a first return lumen, a plurality of withdrawal lumens, a first clamping member having a first arm and a second arm, the first arm integral with the second arm, and a plurality of intake extension tubes, each intake extension tube communicating with an intake lumen of the catheter to provide fluid communication with the respective intake lumens, the intake extension tubes positioned in a stacked arrangement within the first clamping member, a first tag connected to the first clamping member to provide information to the user, the first tag having a first and second side wall and a bridge extending between the first and second side walls, and wherein the bridge of the first clamping member extends between the second arm of the first clamping member and the intake extension tubes.
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In combination a clamping member and a plurality of extension tubes of a medical catheter for delivering and withdrawing blood from a patient's body, the combination comprising:
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.