Dialysis catheter
US7011645B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09125
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter for delivering and withdrawing blood from a patient's body comprising a catheter body having a distal portion, a central return lumen extending from a proximal portion of the catheter body to the distal portion to allow blood passage therethrough, at least three longitudinally extending intake lumens independent of the return lumen and radially displaced with respect to the return lumen, and means for enabling simultaneous cut off of fluid flow to the at least three longitudinally extending lumens.
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