CPC A61M 25/0084 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0074 (2013.01); A61M 25/0108 (2013.01); A61M 25/0662 (2013.01); A61B 5/6848 (2013.01); A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0039 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0086 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0087 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0681 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0468 (2013.01); A61M 2210/12 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A packaged catheter for injection of fluid into tissue outside of an inner wall of a target vessel of a human patient, the packaged catheter including:
a catheter body having a central axis extending in a longitudinal direction,
at least three needle guiding elements adapted to advance outwardly toward the inner wall of the target vessel,
at least three needles, wherein each needle of the at least three needles is disposed within a respective needle guiding element of the at least three needle guiding elements, the at least three needles adapted to be advanced outwardly relative to the at least three needle guiding elements and guided by the at least three needle guiding elements, the at least three needles each having a distal opening for fluid delivery into the tissue outside of the inner wall of the target vessel,
the catheter being placed in a package with the at least three needle guiding elements deployed in a deployed configuration and each needle of the at least three needles is disposed within the respective needle guiding element of the at least three needle guiding elements, wherein the at least three needle guiding elements are configured to be retracted from the deployed configuration to a retracted configuration relative to the catheter body to be ready to use.
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