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Stabilized implantable vascular access port

  • US 8,282,610 B1
  • Filed: 03/18/2010
  • Issued: 10/09/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable subcutaneous vascular access device, featuring a modifiable plan form, the access device comprising in combination:

  • a body having a recess therein;

    said recess adapted to be brought into fluid communication with a vascular structure;

    a septum covering an upper portion of said recess;

    said septum adapted to allow a needle to penetrate said septum and to reseal after needle removal;

    at least one wing adapted to have a variable lateral dimension that can be adjusted in lateral width to be greater than a width of said body, said wing movably coupled to said body with said wing extending laterally to stabilize the access device;

    said body having an elongate form with a length greater than a width and greater than a height, said wing adapted to be positioned in a final position adjacent said body with a wing width greater than said width of said body, said wing having said height less than a height of said body before, during and after positioning of said wing adjacent to said body;

    wherein said wing includes at least one deformable wing exhibiting a narrow lateral form and a wide lateral form, said deformable wing adapted to transition between said narrow lateral form and said wide lateral form, said wide lateral form wider than a width of said body; and

    wherein said body includes a cavern within an interior thereof, said cavern open to an exterior of said body through at least one end opening and two side openings generally opposite each other, said cavern having a height at least as great as a height of said at least one deformable wing, said cavern adapted to receive said deformable wing therein with portions of said deformable wing extending out of said side openings of said cavern.

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