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US 11,697,010 B2Granted
Septum for access port
AssigneePrimo Medical Group, Inc.
InventorsSteven J. Tallarida, John M. Butziger, Richard P. Rodgers
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Abstract
A medical device comprising an implantable subcutaneous access port having a septum penetrable by a needle; the septum having a cavity located between an outer wall and an inner wall, the cavity containing a flowable media comprising a plurality of displaceable particles arranged to move in response to the needle being inserted through the outer wall and into the cavity and reposition around the needle.
Claims20
A medical device comprising:
- an implantable subcutaneous access port having a septum penetrable by a needle;
- the septum having a sealed cavity located between an outer wall and an inner wall, the sealed cavity containing a flowable media comprising a plurality of displaceable particles arranged to move in response to the needle being inserted through the outer wall and into the sealed cavity and reposition around the needle;
- wherein at least the outer wall is self-sealing in response to withdrawal of the needle therefrom;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of displaceable particles has a dimensional size of at least 0.018 inch.
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A medical device comprising:
- an implantable subcutaneous access port having a septum penetrable by a needle;
- the septum having a sealed cavity located between an outer wall and an inner wall, the sealed cavity containing a flowable media comprising a plurality of displaceable particles arranged to move in response to the needle being inserted through the outer wall and into the sealed cavity and reposition around the needle;
- wherein at least the outer wall is self-sealing in response to withdrawal of the needle therefrom;
- and
- each of the plurality of displaceable particles is formed of plastic, metal, ceramic or a combination thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.