| 摘要 |
A catheter tunneling adapter (10) including a generally elongated body (12) having a proximal end (14), a distal end (16) and a through passageway (18) extending therethrough between the proximal and distal end. The proximal end (14) of the adapter (10) is connectable both to a proximal hub of a stylet (70) and subsequently to the distal end (84,94) of a tunneler (80,90). The distal end (16) of the adapter (10) comprises a connector for connecting a plurality of proximal catheter tubes (52,54) thereto, wherein the proximal end of one tube (52) is affixed within the passageway at the adapter's distal end (16) and the proximal end of the second tube (54) is plugged by a plug (40) extending distally from a free end of an elongate flexible arm (30) that also extends distally of the adapter's distal end (16), such that the plug is offset laterally therefrom. The flexible arm (30) and the affixed second tube end (58) are deflectable toward the first tube (52) to reduce the profile of the assembly during tunneling. A method of affixing an adapter and a tunneler to a multi-lumen catheter is also disclosed. |
