| abstract |
A perfusion catheter, designed as a double catheter which includes a splint catheter (1) and a mounted second catheter tube (3), which is shorter than the splint catheter (1) and which branches off from splint catheter (1). The splint catheter includes an attached shunt tube (2) and at least one lateral opening (4). A solid rod (7) is inserted into the splint catheter (1) from its back end so as to temporarily close the lateral opening(s) (4) and the shunt (2). The catheter is particularly useful for the isolated perfusion of the liver. |