Peritoneal access catheter

A peritoneal access system comprising:

• a biocompatible percutaneous cylindrical neck for protrusion through the skin of a patient, said neck having a textured surface for encouraging ingrowth of skin of a patient;
• a biocompatible percutaneous annular skirt adjacent to said neck for anchoring into the dermis/subcutaneous tissue interface;
• a catheter tube threaded through said neck and said skirt, said neck and said skirt serving to divide said catheter tube into an external catheter region and an internal catheter region;
• said external catheter region comprising a flexible bellows capable of forming a 90 degree angle adjacent said neck an providing means for absorbing shock when said external region of said catheter tube is moved;
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• a collar frictionally fit and slidably mounted directly on said internal region of said catheter so as to be adjustably positionable along the length of the internal region of said catheter during implantation into the peritoneum to be positioned in close approximation to the peritoneum regardless of the thickness of the patient's abdominal wall thickness.

A method for accessing a patient's body comprising:

• providing a biocompatible conduit capable of transferring a substance form a point external to the patient's body to within the patient's body, said conduit having a bellows to enable the bending of said conduit without trauma to the patient;
• providing a means for anchoring said conduit to the patient's body, said anchoring means having a textured surface to promote ingrowth of tissue from the patient's body;
• feeding said conduit through said anchoring means into the patient's body until said bellows is adjacent said anchoring means;
• feeding said conduit through a frictionally fit collar within the patient's body said collar being capable of being adjustably positioned along the conduit;
• bending a portion of said conduit which is inside of the patient's body and adjacent to said anchoring means approximately 90 degrees;
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• positioning the collar in close proximity to the patient's peritoneum.

A method for implanting a peritone comprising:

• providing a percutaneous access device with a texture surface through which extends a catheter tube, said percutaneous access device when implanted serving to separate said catheter tube into external and internal portions, and said catheter tube including a bellows section on the external portion of the catheter tube, a sharp angle on the internal portion of the tube and a peritoneal collar slidably mounted on the internal portion of the catheter tube;
• making incisions to remove a plug of skin tissue, to allow for insertion of the percutaneous access device at the subdermal-subcutaneous tissue interface, and to extend the catheter tube through the peritoneum;
• determining the thickness of the abdominal wall and sliding the peritoneal collar along the internal portion of the catherter tube so that the internal end of the peritoneal collar will be positioned in close proximity to the outer surface of the peritoneum;
• implanting the percutaneous access device at the subdermal-subcutaneous tissue interface;
• positioning said peritoneal collar near the outer surface of the peritoneum;
• bending the external portion of the catheter tube at the bellows section and taping at least part of the remaining external catheter tube to the patient's body.

A peritoneal access system comprising:

• a biocompatible percutaneous cylindrical neck for protrusion through the skin of a patient, said neck having a textured surface formed of two or more layers of bias wrapped filament for encouraging ingrowth of skin of a patient;
• a biocompatible percutaneous annular skirt adjacent to said neck for anchoring into the dermis/subcutaneous tissue interface;
• a catheter tube threaded through said neck and said skirt, said neck and said skirt serving to divide said catheter tube into an external catheter region and an internal catheter region;
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• said external catheter region comprising a flexible bellows capable of forming a 90 degree angle adjacent said neck an providing means for absorbing shock when said external region of said catheter tube is moved.

A peritoneal access system comprising:

• a biocompatible percutaneous cylindrical neck for protrusion through the skin of a patient, said neck having a textured surface for encouraging ingrowth of skin of a patient;
• a biocompatible percutaneous annular skirt formed of wrapped filaments fused together said skirt being adjacent to said neck for anchoring into the dermis/subcutaneous tissue interface;
• a catheter tube threaded through said neck and said skirt, said neck and said skirt serving to divide said catheter tube into an external catheter region and an internal catheter region;
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• said external catheter region comprising a flexible bellows capable of forming a 90 degree angle adjacent said neck an providing means for absorbing shock when said external region of said catheter tube is moved.