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Venous Access Port Assembly with X-Ray Discernable Indicia

  • US 20090024098A1
  • Filed: 07/17/2008
  • Published: 01/22/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A venous access port assembly for implantation into a patient, comprising:

  • a housing having a discharge port, a needle-penetrable septum and a cap securable to the housing and retaining the septum securely in the assembly, the housing having a housing base defining a bottom wall of at least one reservoir, with the housing base having an outwardly facing bottom surface, andthe housing base including X-ray discernable indicia that visually indicate an attribute of the assembly on an X-ray when the X-ray of the patient is taken so that the practitioner can be advised of the attribute of the assembly after implantation.

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