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Implantable therapeutic substance delivery device with septum guide and method of use

  • US 8,348,909 B2
  • Filed: 04/28/2006
  • Issued: 01/08/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable medical device for delivering a liquid therapeutic substance to a delivery site within a patient, the device comprising:

  • a housing including an outer wall defining an exterior face;

    a port assembly including a port passage terminating at a port opening that is exteriorly open relative to the exterior face, and a septum disposed across the port passage; and

    a plurality of grooves formed in the exterior face extending from the port opening, the plurality of grooves being open relative to the port opening and an exterior of the device, wherein the plurality of grooves are sized to receive a needle tip and each of the plurality of grooves has a width in the range of 0.01-0.05 inch.

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