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US 5,205,286 AGranted
Subcutaneous electrical data port
AssigneeIntermedics, Inc.
InventorsThomas M. Soukup, Warren J. Block
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Abstract
A subcutaneous data port which may be surgically implanted beneath the skin of a subject and electrically connected to implanted leads, sensors or an implanted medica device. The data port provides electrical connections through conductive rubber access ports. The access ports can be penetrated by a coated needle, establishing an electrical connection. An indifferent plate electrode provides a replicable ground or body reference electrode.
Claims5
A subcutaneously implanted data port comprising
- a non-conductive body;
- at least one access sport on said body;
- said at least one access port comprising a conductive elastomeric filler and a non-conductive, penetrable cap, said cap covering said conductive elastomeric filler;
- and
- means for electrically connecting said data port to an implanted apparatus, said connecting means being in the electrical communication with said conductive elastomeric filler;
- an indifferent electrode on said body;
- and
- a ground port electrically connected to said indifferent electrode, said ground port comprising a conductive elastomeric ground filler and a nonconductive, penetrable ground cap, said ground cap covering said conductive ground filler.
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