Transcutaneous port and method for manufacture

The invention provides a transcutaneous port which promotes tissue integration for anchoring in the skin and which reduces the risk of infection. The transcutaneous port of the invention comprises a port body (1) having an external end (2a) and a subcutaneous end (2b) and at least one channel (5) wh...

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Hauptverfasser:	James Armstrong, Philip Agg, James Merotra, Gordon Blunn, Catherine Pendegrass, James Shawcross
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
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 FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention provides a transcutaneous port which promotes tissue integration for anchoring in the skin and which reduces the risk of infection. The transcutaneous port of the invention comprises a port body (1) having an external end (2a) and a subcutaneous end (2b) and at least one channel (5) which extends longitudinally through the port body. The port body (1) comprises a first impermeable portion (3) extending longitudinally from the external end (2a) and a mesh portion (4) extending longitudinally from the subcutaneous end (2b) of the port body (1). The thickness of the mesh portion (4) has a smaller thickness T1 proximate to the first impermeable portion (3) of the port body (1) and a larger thickness T2 proximate to the subcutaneous end (2b) of the port body (1). The thicker part of the mesh portion (4) is suitable for contacting the dermis when the transcutaneous port is implanted. The invention further relates to a method of manufacturing the transcutaneous port and a method of implanting the port in the human or animal body.