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Percutaneous access device

US5242415A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 14, 1992
Grant dateSep 7, 1993
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Expiry dateAug 14, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2039/0261
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A percutaneous access device includes a body having a horizontal disc-like base flange and a frusto conical projection extending centrally upwardly from one side of the base flange. An elongate flexible tube extends loosely through a bore through the projection and base flange and is sealingly bonded to the body adjacent the bottom of the bore. A coating of a silicone-polycarbonate is applied to the outer surface of the projection and is formed with a multiplicity of microscopic pores to facilitate the bonding of dermal cells to the device upon implantation. The body is of a relatively soft, flexible, biocompatible material so that the device absorbs forces tending to displace the implanted device.

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