Implantable medical device
First Claim
1. ) An implantable medical device comprising:
- a) a body portion sized and shaped for placement within a patient'"'"'s physiology, the body portion comprising an internal lumen capable of receiving and anchoring a treatment component; and
b) a tissue ingrowth cuff material releasably attached to a surface of the body portion and adapted for ingrowth with a living membrane.
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a modular, implantable medical device comprising a body portion capable of receiving a treatment device that accesses a patient'"'"'s inner physiology while communicating with a device external to the patient. The body portion further includes a first skirt and a second skirt that surround the treatment device at its junction with the body portion. Both skirts are designed to gradually affix themselves into the surrounding tissues of the patient'"'"'s body during an initial phase of healing. The first skirt is designed to separate from the device at a lower force than the second skirt such that during removal, the device and second skirt can be detached as a unit from patient'"'"'s skin and first skirt without excessive force or trauma and the first skirt remains attached to the patient'"'"'s skin as a permanent implant.
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1. ) An implantable medical device comprising:
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a) a body portion sized and shaped for placement within a patient'"'"'s physiology, the body portion comprising an internal lumen capable of receiving and anchoring a treatment component; and b) a tissue ingrowth cuff material releasably attached to a surface of the body portion and adapted for ingrowth with a living membrane. - 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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