A multilumen catheter assembly is provided, which includes a unitary portion
and
at least two distal end tubes extending distally from the unitary portion. The
unitary portion includes an exterior having a generally round or oval shape in
cross section and includes at least two distal end tubes of generally circular
(or other) cross sectional shape extending longitudinally therethrough. The catheter
assembly may be made by extruding a unitary tube having internal longitudinally
extending lumens (of circular or other shape), then splitting the tube on its distal
end portion to form distal end tubes. The tubes are then ground and polished, the
finished tubes retaining in combination the generally oval cross sectional shape
of the unitary extrusion, or the finished tubes can each be finished to a circular,
or other, cross sectional shape; or the finished tubes could include a combination
of cross sectional shapes over its longitudinal length.