IMPLANTABLE ACCESS PORT DEVICE AND ATTACHMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for attaching an access port to bodily tissue, the system comprising:
- an access port assembly includingan access port having a generally central axis and including a bottom, a sidewall and a needle penetratable septum,an attachment mechanism structured to enable the access port to be attached to bodily tissue,a delivery tool includinga handle having a generally longitudinal axis,a delivery head structured to engage the access port assembly, andan activation mechanism for enabling deployment of the attachment mechanism when the delivery head is so engaged with the access port assembly;
the delivery tool being configured such that the longitudinal axis of the handle is spaced apart from the generally central axis of the access port when the delivery head is so engaged with the access port assembly.
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Abstract
A system for attaching an access port to bodily tissue includes an access port assembly and including an access port having a generally central axis. The access port assembly further includes an attachment mechanism structured to enable the access port to be attached, for example, to an abdominal muscle of a patient. The delivery tool includes a handle having a generally longitudinal axis and a delivery head structured to engage the access port assembly, and an activation mechanism for enabling deployment of the attachment mechanism when the delivery head is so engaged with the access port assembly. The delivery tool is configured such that the longitudinal axis of the handle is spaced apart from the generally central axis of the access port when the delivery head is so engaged with the access port assembly.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for attaching an access port to bodily tissue, the system comprising:
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an access port assembly including an access port having a generally central axis and including a bottom, a sidewall and a needle penetratable septum, an attachment mechanism structured to enable the access port to be attached to bodily tissue, a delivery tool including a handle having a generally longitudinal axis, a delivery head structured to engage the access port assembly, and an activation mechanism for enabling deployment of the attachment mechanism when the delivery head is so engaged with the access port assembly; the delivery tool being configured such that the longitudinal axis of the handle is spaced apart from the generally central axis of the access port when the delivery head is so engaged with the access port assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A delivery tool for attaching an access port assembly to bodily tissue, the access port assembly including deployable fasteners and an access port and a generally central axis, the tool comprising:
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a handle having a generally longitudinal axis; a delivery head at a distal end of the handle and structured to engage an access port assembly having deployable fasteners, and an activation mechanism for enabling deployment of the fasteners when the delivery head is so engaged with the access port assembly; the delivery tool being configured such that the longitudinal axis of the handle is spaced apart from the generally central axis of the access port when the delivery tool is so engaged with the access port assembly. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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