Catheter device having bendable extension legs
Catheter devices can have bendable extension legs. The extension legs may be designed to include armature wire that enables the extension legs to be bent into and to retain a variety of orientations. As a result, a clinician can easily position the luers of the extension legs into positions that are suitable for a particular patient and/or the clinician.
1 . A catheter device comprising:
a catheter;
a hub from which the catheter extends distally; and
one or more extension legs that extend proximally from the hub, each of the one or more extension legs including an armature wire;
wherein each of the one or more extension legs includes a first length of tubing and a second length of tubing, the second length of tubing extending along and connected to a portion of the first length of tubing, wherein the armature wire is within the second length of tubing.
2 . The catheter device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more extension legs comprise two or more extension legs.
3 . The catheter device of claim 2 , wherein the second length of tubing is connected to the first length of tubing by a length of connecting material.
4 . The catheter device of claim 2 , wherein the second length of tubing is shorter than the first length of tubing.
5 . The catheter device of claim 2 , wherein a distal end of the second length of tubing is spaced from the hub and a proximal end of the second length of tubing is spaced from a luer that is connected to a proximal end of the first length of tubing.
6 . The catheter device of claim 2 , wherein the first length of tubing and the second length of tubing are extruded together.