US 6,638,242 C1 (6105th)
MULTI-LUMEN CATHETER WITH ATTACHABLE HUB
Jon S. Wilson, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Carl M. Fleming, Palm City, Fla.; Kenneth T. Cassidy, Mocksville, N.C.; Ronald D. Boyd, Statesboro, Ga., and Gary S. Fleming, Palm City, Fla., assignors to Arrow International Investment Corp., Wilmington, Del.
Reexamination Request No. 90/007,072, Jun. 9, 2004.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 6,638,242, issued Oct. 28, 2003, Appl. No. 86,033, Feb. 28, 2002.
Continuation of application No. 09/769,052, filed on Jan. 24, 2001, now abandoned.
Int. Cl. A61M 3/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 604—43
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 1-15 are cancelled.
[1. A method for inserting a multi-lumen catheter assembly into an area to be catheterized, the multi-lumen catheter assembly having (a) a multi-lumen catheter tube having a distal portion and a proximal portion, and (b) an attachable hub assembly having a hub body with a distal portion and a proximal portion, the method comprising the steps of:
making an incision near the area to be catheterized;
inserting the proximal portion of the multi-lumen catheter tube into the area to be catheterized;
creating a subcutaneous tunnel having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the subcutaneous tunnel is near said incision;
routing the distal portion of the catheter tube through the subcutaneous tunnel beginning at the first end and exiting through the second end of the subcutaneous tunnel; and
attaching the proximal portion of the hub body to the distal portion of the catheter tube.]