Implantable device
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1. A body implantable access device comprising;
- a cylindrical hollow port, said port having an inlet, an internal cavity and an outlet, a self sealing septum subcutaneously disposed in and covering said inlet, said septum having a shaped target face and positioned in said port at substantially a right angle to said outlet such that a needle puncturing a skin line and said target face of said septum will be substantially in line with said outlet.
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Abstract
A device that is implantable to provide access to multiple body sites for the administration or withdrawal of fluids. A hollow port has a self sealing septum on one end and an outlet at an opposite end. A catheter is connected to the outlet. The septum and outlet are positioned to be substantially in-line.
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1. A body implantable access device comprising;
- a cylindrical hollow port, said port having an inlet, an internal cavity and an outlet, a self sealing septum subcutaneously disposed in and covering said inlet, said septum having a shaped target face and positioned in said port at substantially a right angle to said outlet such that a needle puncturing a skin line and said target face of said septum will be substantially in line with said outlet.
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11. A body implantable device providing access to an internal portion of a living body for the administration and withdrawal of fluids comprising:
a hollow port made of a biocompatible material, said port having wall portions defining an inlet and an outlet, axially aligned with each other, a self-sealing septum member subcutaneously positioned in and covering said inlet, said port having an infusion chamber upstream of said outlet and blocked from the inlet by said self sealing septum, and said self sealing septum oriented in said inlet at substantially a right angle to said outlet such that a needle passing through skin and said septum will stop in said infusion chamber and will be substantially in line with said outlet. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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