TARGETED SUCTION CATHETER

A suction catheter assembly structured to be movably positioned within a lumen of the body including an elongated base having a channel extending interiorly along the length thereof and further structured to connect the channel to a source of negative pressure. A tip is fixedly or removably connected to a distal end of said base and includes an inlet port and a flow path disposed in fluid communication with the channel. A viewing structure is connected to and movable with the base and is oriented relative thereto to define a line of sight providing observation of a path of travel of said base within the body lumen or medical tubing and is disposed laterally outward from at least a majority of a length of said flow path and the inlet port in substantially aligned, parallel relation to a central axis of said channel.