Reorientation port
First Claim
1. A method of accessing a port implanted in tissue, comprising:
- pivoting a housing disposed beneath a skin surface and movably coupled to a base anchored in tissue to change an angular orientation of a central longitudinal axis of a septum formed on the housing relative to a central longitudinal axis of the base.
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Abstract
Various methods and devices are provided for reorienting an implantable port. In one embodiment, an implantable port is provided and includes a base adapted to be anchored to tissue, and a housing pivotally mounted on the base and having a septum formed therein and adapted to receive fluid and to provide access to a fluid reservoir formed within the housing. In an exemplary embodiment, the housing can be pivotally mounted to the base using a ball and socket joint. For example, at least one of a distal surface of the housing and a proximal surface of the base is convex, and the other one of the distal surface of the housing and the proximal surface of the base is concave.
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1. A method of accessing a port implanted in tissue, comprising:
pivoting a housing disposed beneath a skin surface and movably coupled to a base anchored in tissue to change an angular orientation of a central longitudinal axis of a septum formed on the housing relative to a central longitudinal axis of the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of accessing a port implanted in tissue, comprising:
positioning a magnet adjacent to a skin surface, the magnet attracting a magnetic portion of a housing disposed beneath the skin surface and movably coupled to a base anchored to tissue to change an angular orientation of a central longitudinal axis of a septum formed on the housing relative to a central longitudinal axis of the base. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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