Multi-Headed Catheter for Fluid Delivery

A fluid delivery system comprising:

• a multi-headed catheter comprising:
• a first tube extending along an axis, wherein the first tube has at least one exit hole provided at a distal end of said first tube to define a perfusion section of said first tube;
• and
• a second tube extending along the axis, wherein at least a portion of the second tube is disposed within the first tube, wherein the second tube has at least one exit hole provided at a distal end of said second tube to define a perfusion section of said second tube;
• wherein the distal end of said second tube is configured to exit said first tube at an opening provided along a wall of the first tube;
• and
• a multi-action fluid pump configured to independently deliver fluid through the first tube and the second tube.

A method of performing a nerve block, the method comprising steps of:

• providing a multi-headed catheter comprising:
• a first tube extending along an axis, wherein the first tube has at least one exit hole provided at a distal end of said first tube to define a perfusion section of said first tube;
• and a second tube extending along the axis, wherein at least a portion of the second tube is disposed within the first tube, wherein the second tube has at least one exit hole provided at a distal end of said second tube to define a perfusion section of said second tube;
• wherein the distal end of said second tube is configured to exit said first tube at an opening provided along a wall of the first tube;
• providing a multi-action fluid infusion pump, the pump comprising a first tubing and a second tubing;
• inserting an introducer through the skin of a patient adjacent an open surgical wound site of the patient;
• advancing the introducer needle to the open surgical area;
• threading the first tube of the multi-headed catheter through the introducer to the open surgical wound site of the patient;
• pulling the second tube of the multi-headed catheter through the opening of the first tube of the multi-headed catheter;
• positioning the perfusion section of the second tube at a second location within the patient's body accessed by the open surgical wound site;
• positioning the perfusion section of the first tube at a first location within the patient's body accessed by the open surgical wound site;
• withdrawing the introducer from the patient then removing the introducer away from the first tube;
• connecting the first tubing of the pump to the first tube of the multi-headed catheter and connecting the second tubing of the pump to the second tube of the multi-headed catheter;
• and
• independently delivering fluid from the pump through the first tubing and the second tubing to the first location and the second location, respectively.