Resealable puncture housing for surgical implantation
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1. A housing for surgical implantation having an encased sealant for repairing hypodermic punctures, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a generally dome shaped sealant layer sandwiched between inner and outer wall portions of the housing; and
the wall portions are domed in a common direction to provide a reservoir chamber under the domed inner wall, whereby hypodermic punctures into the housing can be made through the sealant layer from widely angled positions.
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Abstract
A puncturable resealable housing for surgical implantation beneath the skin and which is adapted to receive repeated hypodermic punctures through the skin and into the housing. The housing has an improved dimensional and shape configuration of a sealant layer to receive hypodermic punctures from widely angled positions.
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1. A housing for surgical implantation having an encased sealant for repairing hypodermic punctures, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a generally dome shaped sealant layer sandwiched between inner and outer wall portions of the housing; and
the wall portions are domed in a common direction to provide a reservoir chamber under the domed inner wall, whereby hypodermic punctures into the housing can be made through the sealant layer from widely angled positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- a generally dome shaped sealant layer sandwiched between inner and outer wall portions of the housing; and
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10. A housing for surgical implantation having an encased sealant for repairing hypodermic punctures, wherein the improvement comprises:
- an outer wall portion of the housing;
an inner wall portion of the housing closely spaced to the outer wall portion; and
between the wall portions is a sealant layer having a generally uniform thickness in a puncture area that is substantially wider and longer than the sealant'"'"'s thickness, and the puncture area of this sealant has a thickness less than 20% of its length or width, whereby hypodermic punctures into the housing can be made through the sealant layer at various locations within the puncture area from widely angled positions. - View Dependent Claims (11)
- an outer wall portion of the housing;
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