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US 2012/0232501 A1Published application
Volume Reducing Reservoir Insert for an Infusion Port
AssigneeSTD Med, Inc.
InventorKenneth Arden Eliasen
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Abstract
An access portal is provided including a housing, a body defining a fluid reservoir, and a septum enclosing the fluid reservoir. A stem in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir extends from the fluid reservoir. The access portal also includes a reservoir insert disposed within the fluid reservoir, in which the reservoir insert decreases the fluid fill volume of the reservoir.
Claims18
An access portal comprising:
- a fluid reservoir;
- a septum sealing an open region of said fluid reservoir;
- and
- a reservoir insert disposed within said fluid reservoir, said reservoir insert comprising a plurality of protrusions coupled to one another via a webbing to form a ring member, wherein said reservoir insert generally defines a central region, said central region extending unobstructed from a base of said fluid reservoir to said septum.
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An access portal comprising:
- a fluid reservoir;
- a septum sealing an open region of said fluid reservoir;
- and
- a plurality of protrusions projecting from at least one of a bottom or a sidewall of said fluid reservoir, said plurality of protrusions configured to reduce a fluid fill volume of said fluid reservoir.
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An access portal comprising:
- a fluid reservoir;
- a septum sealing an open region of said fluid reservoir;
- a reservoir insert disposed within said fluid reservoir, said reservoir insert comprising a plurality of protrusions configured to reduce a fluid fill volume of said fluid reservoir;
- at least one aperture configured to receive a suture and to secure said access portal to a patient tissue;
- and
- a plug member shaped and sized to be at least partially received within said at least one aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.