PARTIALLY IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND DELIVERY/MANIFOLD TUBE FOR USE WITH SAME
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1. An apparatus for use with a fluid cartridge, comprising:
- a percutaneous port including an interior configured to receive the fluid cartridge;
an implantable operative portion including a fluid transfer device with an inlet and an outlet; and
a delivery/manifold tube including a manifold portion and a delivery portion, the manifold portion including a first fluid lumen that is operably connected to the fluid transfer device inlet, a second fluid lumen that is operably connected to the fluid transfer device outlet, and a lumen-free portion that prevents direct flow from first fluid lumen to the second fluid lumen, and the delivery portion including a delivery lumen that is operably connected to the second fluid lumen.
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Abstract
Partially implantable medical devices and methods associated with partially implantable medical devices.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use with a fluid cartridge, comprising:
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a percutaneous port including an interior configured to receive the fluid cartridge; an implantable operative portion including a fluid transfer device with an inlet and an outlet; and a delivery/manifold tube including a manifold portion and a delivery portion, the manifold portion including a first fluid lumen that is operably connected to the fluid transfer device inlet, a second fluid lumen that is operably connected to the fluid transfer device outlet, and a lumen-free portion that prevents direct flow from first fluid lumen to the second fluid lumen, and the delivery portion including a delivery lumen that is operably connected to the second fluid lumen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for use with a medical apparatus including a fluid transfer device, the apparatus comprising:
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a manifold portion including an exterior surface, a first fluid lumen, a second fluid lumen, an outlet that extends though the exterior surface to the first fluid lumen, an inlet that extends though the exterior surface to the second fluid lumen, and a lumen-free portion that prevents direct flow from the first fluid lumen to the second fluid lumen; and a delivery portion, which extends from the manifold portion, including a delivery lumen that is operably connected to the second fluid lumen. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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