IMPLANTABLE BOTTOM EXIT PORT
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1. An implantable access port for use with a gastric band for the treatment of obesity, the implantable access port comprising:
- a septum surface;
a top housing section comprising a top opening for the septum surface;
a bottom exit tube coupling that provides a partial anchoring of the implantable access port in a pre-selected position; and
a bottom housing section, wherein a partial interior vessel is formed by a fluid seal created between a bottom surface of the septum surface and an interior surface of the bottom housing section.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system for attaching a fluid access port to a patient. The system generally comprises an implantable access port with a bottom exit port and method for attaching an access port to a patient. In addition, a tube guard, flexible tube exit port, tissue guard, and porous coupling member are disclosed.
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25 Claims
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1. An implantable access port for use with a gastric band for the treatment of obesity, the implantable access port comprising:
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a septum surface; a top housing section comprising a top opening for the septum surface; a bottom exit tube coupling that provides a partial anchoring of the implantable access port in a pre-selected position; and a bottom housing section, wherein a partial interior vessel is formed by a fluid seal created between a bottom surface of the septum surface and an interior surface of the bottom housing section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of securably coupling an implantable access port of an adjustable gastric banding system configured to facilitate fluid transfer to and from the gastric banding system, the method comprising:
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subcutaneously coupling an implantable fluid access port having a bottom exit tube coupling to the tissue of a patient, wherein the port comprises a septum configured to receive a needle for fluid transfer; and coupling a tube of the adjustable gastric banding system to the bottom exit tube coupling. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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