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Subcutaneously implantable access port

US7445614B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims
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Filing dateOct 27, 2003
Grant dateNov 4, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2039/0232
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A chamber for the infusion of a medicament. The chamber includes a reservoir, an outer casing having a base wall and a lateral wall, a region for access to the reservoir, and a duct for the diffusion of the medicament. A contour of the base wall is substantially triangular. The casing has a shape tapered in a first direction, and a terminal portion of the diffusion duct extends tranversely, and preferably perpendicularly, to the direction of tapering.

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