Vascular access port
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1. An access port system, comprising:
- an implantable access port configured to be implanted into a subject, said access port including an access port body and an access port needle;
wherein said access port body is configured to collapse from an expanded position to a collapsed position to expose said needle outside said access port body and configured to expand from said collapsed position to said expanded position to contain said needle within said access port body; and
wherein said needle is arranged within said access port body to penetrate outwardly through skin of said subject from within said subject when said access port is implanted in said subject.
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Abstract
An access port, wherein the access port may include a body having an exterior surface and a chamber defined therein, a bore defined in the body providing fluid communication between the chamber and the exterior surface, a needle in fluid communication with the chamber, a passage defined in the body providing communication between the chamber and the exterior surface, a seal secured within the passage, and an actuator in communication with the needle, configured to move the needle relative to the passage or move the passage relative to the needle.
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33 Claims
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1. An access port system, comprising:
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an implantable access port configured to be implanted into a subject, said access port including an access port body and an access port needle; wherein said access port body is configured to collapse from an expanded position to a collapsed position to expose said needle outside said access port body and configured to expand from said collapsed position to said expanded position to contain said needle within said access port body; and wherein said needle is arranged within said access port body to penetrate outwardly through skin of said subject from within said subject when said access port is implanted in said subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of introducing a composition into a subject, comprising:
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collapsing an access port implanted within said subject, said access port containing a needle; penetrating said needle outwardly through skin of said subject from within said subject while collapsing said access port implanted within said subject such that said needle is exposed outside said subject; and introducing a composition into said access port through said needle when said needle is exposed outside said subject, and subsequently into said subject. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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