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US 12,214,153 B1Granted
Systems, methods, and apparatus for access to implanted access port
AssigneeMatchstick LLC
InventorsChristopher James Franzese, Martin Michael Coyne, III, Alejandra Linares Martinez, Matthew Conner D'Auria
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Abstract
An apparatus for use with an access port implanted in a living body includes an adhesive flange and a base coupler on the adhesive flange, the base coupler including an opening and an attachment configuration to attach and detach with a plurality of components including a locator assembly for locating the access port.
Claims16
An apparatus for use with an access port implanted in a living body, the apparatus comprising:
- a base plate including:
- an adhesive flange;
- and
- a base coupler on the adhesive flange, the base coupler including an opening and an attachment configuration to attach and detach with a plurality of components including a locator assembly for locating the access port, wherein the attachment configuration includes a plurality of flexible fingers surrounding the opening;
- and
- a medication administration device including a device coupler, the device coupler having a protruding groove, wherein the plurality of flexible fingers of the attachment configuration interact with the protruding groove to attach and detach the base coupler of the base plate from the device coupler of the medication administration device,
- wherein the device coupler further comprises a tapered buttress configured to insert into the opening of the base coupler when the base plate is attached to the device coupler and prevent or resist the plurality of flexible fingers from flexing inward, thereby preventing or resisting detachment of the base coupler from the device coupler.
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A method of accessing an access port implanted in a living body, the method comprising:
- positioning a base plate over a location of the access port, wherein the base plate includes:
- an adhesive flange;
- and
- a base coupler on the adhesive flange, the base coupler including an opening and an attachment configuration to attach and detach with a plurality of components including a locator assembly for determining the location of the access port;
- and
- adhering the base plate over the location of the access port such that the opening of the base coupler corresponds to a pierceable elastomeric septum of the access port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.