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Implantable access port system

  • US 8,905,916 B2
  • Filed: 06/19/2013
  • Issued: 12/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An implantable injection port for use with a gastric band for treating obesity and for attaching to a tissue of a patient, the implantable injection port comprising:

  • a base having an anchor opening;

    a gear coupled to the base and rotatable about a first axis of the gear, the gear having a plurality of gear teeth;

    an anchor coupled to the gear, wherein the anchor has an attachment end coupled to the gear and a free end that is curved; and

    a top portion spaced apart from the base and having a plurality of top teeth that engage with the plurality of gear teeth, the top portion being rotatable about a second axis transverse to the first axis causing rotation of the gear such that the rotation of the gear causes movement of the anchor through the anchor opening of the base and into the tissue of the patient.

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