Subcutaneous injection port with stabilizing elements
OwnerDale Schulze, How-Lun Cheninventors
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Abstract
An implantable surgical injection port including a housing having a body, a closed distal end, a open proximal end and a fluid reservoir therebetween. The housing includes a needle penetrable septum attached to the housing about the opening. The injection port further includes at least one stabilizing element mounted to the housing for stabilizing the port within tissue. The stabilizing element is a member having an undeployed position and a deployed position. Wherein the element extends radially from the body in the deployed position.
Claims20
An implantable surgical injection port comprising:
- a. a housing having a body, a closed distal end, an open proximal end, and a fluid reservoir therebetween;
- b. a needle penetrable septum retained in said open proximal end of said housing;
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- c. at least one stabilizing element mounted to said housing for stabilizing said port within tissue, said stabilizing element comprising a member having an undeployed position and a deployed position, wherein said stability element extends radially from said body.
An implantable surgical injection port comprising:
- a. a housing having a body, a closed distal end, a open proximal end and a fluid reservoir therebetween;
- b. a needle penetrable septum retained in said open proximal end of said housing;
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- c. at least one stabilizing element mounted to said housing for stabilizing said port within tissue, said stabilizing element comprising a member having an undeployed position and a deployed position, wherein said stability element extends radially from said body substantially coplanar with said closed distal end of said housing.
An implantable surgical injection port comprising:
- a. a housing having a body, a closed distal end, a open proximal end and a fluid reservoir therebetween;
- b. a needle penetrable septum attached to said housing about said opening;
- c. at least one stabilizing element mounted to said housing for stabilizing said port within tissue, said stabilizing element comprising a member having an undeployed position and a deployed position, wherein said stability element extends radially from said body substantially coplanar with said closed distal end of said housing;
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- d. means for said at least one stability element to penetrate into tissue as the surgeon presses said injection port into position, and as said injection port changes from said undeployed position to said deployed position.
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