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US 2018/0008811 A1Published application
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 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.
A method of operating a medical device, comprising:
- inserting a needle into a septum of an implantable subcutaneous access port such that the needle displaces a plurality of particles of a particulate media within the septum as the needle is inserted into the septum;
- inserting the needle through the septum and into a chamber of the access port beneath the septum;
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- at least one of delivering and removing fluid from the chamber of the access port through the needle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.