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Percutaneous implant

  • US 4,417,888 A
  • Filed: 03/15/1982
  • Issued: 11/29/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A percutaneous device for providing communication between the body exterior and the body interior, the device comprising:

  • a rigid tubular body of biologically compatible material, said body including a transcutaneous stem portion defining a stem cavity therein and a plurality of subcutaneous arm portions joined to and in fluid communication with said stem cavity, said stem having a substantially constant outer diameter along its subcutaneous portion and to at least the excutaneous portion of the stem, an elastomeric septum within said stem cavity, and means within said stem cavity for holding said septum member in a fixed relationship to said arms so as to provide a separate interruptable seal between each of said arms and said stem cavity, and said device including a porous tissue ingrowth media on at least a part of the exterior subcutaneous surfaces of the device and wherein said ingrowth media is limited to said subcutaneous surfaces.

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