1. A connector with a cable-arraying insert for realizing a simplified arrangement of electric conductors within a connector housing and for ensuring a sufficient cable length of the electric conductors with electric contacts to be attached thereto, comprises
a cable-arraying insert in the form of a cable manager is provided within the connector housing in order to accommodate the electric conductors in the form of an array,
an axially aligned measuring pin is integrally moulded onto the cable manager, and
a contact carrier for the electric conductors with electric contacts attached thereto is provided within the connector housing, wherein at least one electric conductor is arranged in the center of the contact carrier that consists of two shells.
2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the shells of the contact carrier feature several half-open chambers on their outer side in order to accommodate electric conductors provided with electric contacts in a self-retaining fashion.
3. The connector according to claim 1, wherein
a chamber for a centrally arranged electric contact is provided within the shells in the center of the contact carrier.
4. The connector according to claim 1, wherein
the shells of the contact carrier can be radially pivoted relative to one another with the aid of an integral hinge and snapped together.
5. The connector according to claim 1, wherein
the cable manager features axially arranged half-open chambers on the outer side of its cylindrical housing, as well as a central opening.
6. The connector according to claim 5, wherein
an axially aligned measuring pin is integrally moulded onto the cable manager and can be removed after the electric conductors have been cut to the corresponding length.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of delivering a medical substance to a patient comprising:
providing a delivery device having a proximal end and a porous distal tip and a single lumen extending therebetween, wherein said porous distal tip comprises a plurality of microholes distributed substantially uniformally along said porous distal tip;
introducing said delivery device into said patient and guiding said distal tip to an injection site in said patient;
initiating an injection of medical substance through said single lumen of said delivery device, said single lumen having a substantially constant diameter along an entire length of said porous distal tip; and,
at least partially closing an end region of said distal tip so as to cause said medical substance to weep and ooze from said plurality of microholes of said distal tip to said injection site in said patient.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein causing said medical substance to weep includes causing said medical substance to exit microholes having a diameter within the range of about 1.0 micron to about 200 microns.
3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the introducing of said delivery device into said patient includes introducing said delivery device into a body lumen of a patient.
4. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least partially closing an end region of said distal tip includes providing a restrictive tip on said delivery device.
5. A method according to claim 4, wherein providing a restrictive tip on said delivery device includes providing a partially solid plug mechanism at said porous distal tip.
6. A method according to claim 3, wherein the introducing of said delivery device into a body lumen includes introducing a catheter into said body lumen.
7. A method according to claim 2, wherein said microholes have an average diameter of approximately 50 microns.
8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the providing of a delivery device includes providing a delivery device wherein said distal tip has a length in a range of approximately 1 mm to about 20 mm.
9. A method according to claim 1, further comprising maintaining pressure in said delivery device at a state so as to continue to cause said medical substance to weep and ooze from said plurality of microholes of said distal tip throughout substantially an entire injection procedure.
10. A method according to claim 1, further comprising sensing electrical activity of a patient’s heart during the initiating of an injection.
11. A method according to claim 1, wherein the initiating of an injection includes initiating an Injection through said delivery device to a patient’s heart.
12. A device according to claim 11, wherein the initiating of an injection includes initiating an injection through said delivery device to a patient’s beating heart.
13. A method according to claim 1, wherein the initiating of an injection includes delivering said medical substance to an interior organ of said patient.
14. A method according to claim 1, wherein the initiating of an injection includes initiating an injection of an isolated therapeutic nucleic acid sequence.
15. A method according to claim 1, further comprising monitoring the amount of medical substance being in injected out of said delivery device.
16. A method according to claim 1, further comprising monitoring the injection pressure during said injection.
17. A device for delivering a medical substance to a patient comprising:
a conduit having a proximal end, a distal end and a single internal lumen disposed therebetween;
said distal end having a porous region disposed thereon; said porous region including a plurality of pores sized and distributed along said porous region; and,
said distal end being at least partially closed such that said medical substance is caused to weep and ooze from said distal end of said conduit when pressure is introduced into said device;
a partial plug permanently disposed at a hole at an end of said distal portion so as to prevent flow out of said hole from substantially exceeding a flow through said plurality of pores; and,
said distal portion having a substantially constant diameter along its length.
18. A device according to claim 17, wherein said plurality of pores have an average diameter within the range of about 1 micron to about 200 microns.
19. A device according to claim 17, wherein said porous region has a length within a range of about 1 mm to about 20 mm.
20. A device according to claim 17, wherein said conduit is a catheter.
21. A device according to claim 17, wherein said conduit is a needle.
22. A device according to claim 17, wherein said partial plug is configured to cooperate with said hole to restrict exit of said medical substance.
23. A device according to claim 17, wherein said porous region has a porosity in the range of about 50% to about 85%.
24. A device according to claim 17, wherein the porous region is fabricated from a polymer substance.
25. A device according to claim 17, wherein said conduit has a length sufficient for injection of said medical substance at a remote injection site in said patient.
26. A device according to claim 17, wherein said conduit is steerable.
27. A device according to claim 17, further comprising a sensor connected to said conduit.
28. A device according to claim 27, wherein said sensor is a pressure sensor.
29. A method of delivering a medical substance to a patient comprising:
providing a delivery device having a proximal end and a porous distal end and a single lumen extending therebetween, wherein said porous distal end comprises a plurality of microholes distributed substantially uniformally along said porous distal end;
introducing said delivery device into said patient and guiding said distal end to an injection site in said patient;
initiating a flow of an injection of medical substance through said single lumen of said delivery device, said single lumen having a substantially constant diameter along an entire length of said porous distal end; and,
restricting said flow at an end region of said distal end so as to cause said medical substance to weep and ooze from said plurality of microholes of said distal end to said injection site in said patient.
30. A method according to claim 29, wherein the restricting of said flow includes partially restricting said flow.
31. A method according to claim 29, wherein the restricting of said flow includes completely restricting said flow.
32. A method according to claim 29, wherein the providing of a delivery device includes providing a catheter.
33. A method according to claim 29, wherein the introducing of said delivery device includes introducing said delivery device into a body lumen of said patient.
34. A method according to claim 33, wherein the introducing of said delivery device into a body lumen includes introducing said delivery device into a blood vessel of said patient.
35. A method according to claim 29, further comprising sensing electrical activity of a patient’s heart during the initiating of an injection.
36. A method according to claim 29, wherein the initiating of an injection includes initiating an injection through said delivery device to a patient’s heart.
37. A device according to claim 36, wherein the initiating of an injection includes initiating an injection through said delivery device to a patient’s beating heart.
38. A method according to claim 29, wherein the initiating of an injection includes delivering said medical substance to an interior organ of said patient.
39. A method according to claim 29, wherein the initiating of an injection includes initiating an injection of an isolated therapeutic nucleic acid sequence.
40. A method according to claim 29, further comprising monitoring the amount of medical substance being in injected out of said delivery device.
41. A method according to claim 29, further comprising monitoring the injection pressure during said injection.