Deformable medical implant
First Claim
1. A deformable, implantable subcutaneous port for anchoring a transcutaneous treatment component comprising:
- a port body portion for receiving the transcutaneous treatment component beneath a point of entry into the physiology of a patient and for routing the transcutaneous treatment component, the port body portion comprising a deformable material and/or having a deformable structure with a port perimeter that defines a normal area port footprint and also with a port orifice through which the transcutaneous treatment component enters the port body portion;
wherein the port body portion has a composition and/or structure that enables an implanted port to be collapsed, compressed, folded, stretched, elongated and/or twisted into a modified port shape having a reduced-size port profile whereby the port can be removed intact or piecemeal from the physiology of the patient through an opening that is substantially smaller than the normal area port footprint;
and further wherein the port comprises a frame or cage-like structure comprising interconnected structural members that define the port perimeter, the port orifice, and a port contour that extends between the port perimeter and the port orifice.
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a deformable, implantable subcutaneous port for anchoring a transcutaneous treatment component. A port body portion having a normal area port footprint is adapted by means of a port orifice for receiving and anchoring the transcutaneous treatment component beneath the point of entry into the physiology of a patient and for routing the transcutaneous treatment component. The port body portion is produced from a deformable material and has structure and/or composition that provides deformability characteristics of the port such that collapsing, folding, stretching, elongating and/or twisting the port body portion into a modified port shape having a reduced-size port profile enables removal of the port body portion from the physiology of a patient through a relatively small transcutaneous opening.
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1. A deformable, implantable subcutaneous port for anchoring a transcutaneous treatment component comprising:
- a port body portion for receiving the transcutaneous treatment component beneath a point of entry into the physiology of a patient and for routing the transcutaneous treatment component, the port body portion comprising a deformable material and/or having a deformable structure with a port perimeter that defines a normal area port footprint and also with a port orifice through which the transcutaneous treatment component enters the port body portion;
wherein the port body portion has a composition and/or structure that enables an implanted port to be collapsed, compressed, folded, stretched, elongated and/or twisted into a modified port shape having a reduced-size port profile whereby the port can be removed intact or piecemeal from the physiology of the patient through an opening that is substantially smaller than the normal area port footprint;and further wherein the port comprises a frame or cage-like structure comprising interconnected structural members that define the port perimeter, the port orifice, and a port contour that extends between the port perimeter and the port orifice. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a port body portion for receiving the transcutaneous treatment component beneath a point of entry into the physiology of a patient and for routing the transcutaneous treatment component, the port body portion comprising a deformable material and/or having a deformable structure with a port perimeter that defines a normal area port footprint and also with a port orifice through which the transcutaneous treatment component enters the port body portion;
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