PERCUTANEOUS PORT CATHETER AND METHOD OF USE

摘要

This invention is an apparatus and method for introducing a catheter into a surgically implanted port. The apparatus has a housing attached to a stylet (22), with the stylet (22) being received in a catheter (42). Also provided in the apparatus is a casing with a protective cap (58) that slidably fits within the housing (20). Also disclosed is a method of catheterizing a surgically implanted port by means of inserting a stylet encased in a catheter and retracting the stylet.