Implantable catheters with staggered slits, and methods of using same

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PATENT NO 9144660
APP PUB NO 20140121590A1
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13665543

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Under one aspect of the present invention, a catheter includes an elongate member; a plurality of septa configured to define a plurality of lumens along the elongate member; and a plurality of slits defined through the elongate member, each slit configured to provide fluidic communication between an environment about the catheter and a corresponding lumen of the plurality of lumens, at least one slit having a different length than at least one other slit.

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SEQUANA MEDICAL NVTECHNOLOGIEPARK 122 ZWIJNAARDE 9052

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Degen, Thomas Bermensdorf, CH 11 63

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