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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2009
Donald A. Schon, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Timothy Schweikert, Levittown, PA (US);
Kevin Sanford, Chalfont, PA (US);
John Stephens, Perkiomenville, PA (US);
Earl Voorhees, Jr., Warrington, PA (US);
Mahase Nardeo, Collegeville, PA (US);
Donald A. Schon, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Timothy Schweikert, Levittown, PA (US);
Kevin Sanford, Chalfont, PA (US);
John Stephens, Perkiomenville, PA (US);
Earl Voorhees, Jr., Warrington, PA (US);
Mahase Nardeo, Collegeville, PA (US);
Medical Components, Inc., Harleysville, PA (US);
TwinCath LLC, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Abstract
A method for inserting a multiple catheter assembly into a patient. The assembly includes a first catheter which includes a first distal end region, a first outer surface defining a first lumen, and a first transition region transitioning cross sections of the first outer surface and the first lumen. A second catheter includes a second distal end region, a second outer surface defining a second lumen, and a second transition region transitioning cross sections of the second outer surface and the second lumen. The outer surfaces of the first and second catheters are releasably joined by a splittable bond for allowing first and second distal tips of the assembly to be at least partially longitudinally split from each other. The method includes steps of separating the first and second distal end regions, and inserting the first and second distal tips through an incision and into an area to be catheterized.