A surgically implantable injection port having an improved fastener

An implantable surgical injection port (10) having an undeployed position, and a deployed position wherein it is attached to tissue. The port includes a housing (12) having a closed distal end, a open proximal end and a fluid reservoir therebetween. The port further includes a needle penetrable sept...

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Hauptverfasser:	Uth, Joshua R, Comlon, Sean P, Chen, How-Lun
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS DIAGNOSIS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES SURGERY TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	An implantable surgical injection port (10) having an undeployed position, and a deployed position wherein it is attached to tissue. The port includes a housing (12) having a closed distal end, a open proximal end and a fluid reservoir therebetween. The port further includes a needle penetrable septum (22) attached to the housing about the opening. The port even further includes at least one attachment mechanism (70) mounted to the housing at a pivot point (80) along an outer periphery of the housing. The attachment mechanism is an arcuate hook pivotable with respect to the housing, wherein the arcuate hook having a length extending substantially greater than 90° about the pivot point.