Implantable access port system

An actuation device for attaching an implantable injection port to a tissue of a patient, the actuation device comprising:

• a head configured to be coupled to the implantable injection port;
• a first drive band coupled to a trigger of the actuation device;
• a second drive band coupled to the first drive band for translating motion from the trigger of the actuation device to the second drive band, wherein the second drive band is configured to interface with a top portion of the implantable injection port to facilitate deploying an anchor of the implantable injection port into the tissue of the patient;
• and
• a switch operable to direct the second drive band to rotate the top portion of the implantable injection port in an implanting direction or a retracting direction.

A method for implanting an implantable injection port in a tissue of a patient, the method comprising:

• coupling a gripping portion of an actuation device to a top portion of the implantable injection port;
• depressing a trigger of the actuation device when a switch in the actuation device is located in an implanting orientation;
• directing a vertical drive band through the switch to contact the top portion of the implantable injection port and rotate the top portion in an implanting direction;
• implanting, at a first time, a first anchor into the tissue of the patient in response to a first set of top teeth causing a first gear to rotate, wherein the first anchor is coupled to the first gear;
• implanting, at a second time, a second anchor into the tissue of the patient in response to the first set of top teeth causing a second gear to rotate, wherein the second anchor is coupled to the second gear;
• and
• toggling the switch to an extracting orientation in response to the trigger being released.

A system for implanting an implantable injection port in a tissue of a patient, the system comprising:

• an actuation device for attaching the implantable injection port to the tissue of the patient, the actuation device comprising:
• a head configured to be coupled to the implantable injection port;
• a first drive band coupled to a trigger of the actuation device;
• a second drive band coupled to the first drive band for translating motion from the trigger of the actuation device to the second drive band, wherein the second drive band is configured to interface with a top portion of the implantable injection port to facilitate deploying an anchor of the implantable injection port into the tissue of the patient;
• and
• a switch operable to direct the second drive band to rotate the top portion of the implantable injection port in an implanting direction or a retracting direction;
• wherein the implantable injection port comprises:
• a base having an anchor opening;
• a first gear coupled to the base and rotatable about a first axis, the first gear having a first plurality of gear teeth;
• and
• a second gear coupled to the base and rotatable about a second axis, the second gear having a second plurality of gear teeth;
• wherein the anchor is coupled to the first gear, and
• wherein the top portion is spaced apart from the base and has a first plurality of top teeth that engage with the first plurality of gear teeth on the first gear prior to a second plurality of top teeth engaging with the second plurality of gear teeth on the second gear, the top portion being rotatable causing rotation of the first gear such that the rotation of the first gear causes movement of the anchor through the anchor opening of the base and into the tissue of the patient.