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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2015
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
German Loesener, Sandy, UT (US);
Ericka J. Prechtel, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
Catheter apparatuses, systems, and methods for introducing a catheter into a patient's body. In one embodiment, a catheter apparatus includes a catheter body having a first lumen capable of fluid communication via a first distal opening and a second lumen capable of fluid communication via a second distal opening, a first intra-catheter stiffener element for disposition through the first lumen such that a distal end thereof is distal in relation to the first distal opening, and a second intra-catheter stiffener element configured for disposition through the second lumen such that a distal end thereof is distal in relation to the second distal opening, one of the first intra-catheter stiffener element distal end and the second intra-catheter stiffener element distal end capable of receiving and accommodating the other of the first intra-catheter stiffener element distal end and the second intra-catheter stiffener element distal end.