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US 4,230,096 AGranted
Method of implanting transcutaneous connector
OwnerRobert H. Zeff, Steven J. Phillipsinventors
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Abstract
A transcutaneous connector is routed from within the internal regions of the body through an aperture formed in a bone located closely adjacent the outer body skin such as the iliac crest. An air tube connector extends from a balloon heart pump within the body through the iliac crest and is connected to an external gas drive means.
Claims7
A method of implanting a transcutaneous tube connector, comprising the steps of
- forming a tube connector aperture in a bone located closely adjacent the body outer skin, and
- routing the tube connector from the body cavity where it is connected to a body organ through said aperture and outwardly through the skin for transmission of fluid between the body cavity and the outside.
A method of implanting a transcutaneous connector, comprising the steps of,
- forming a connector aperture through the iliac crest bone in the vicinity of the place of exit from the body, and routing the connector through said aperture and outwardly through the skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.