Connecting device for percutaneously implanted port system
US7632263B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2039/0282
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A port system including an implantable first fluid guiding system, an external second fluid guiding system with a connecting head at one end, a percutaneously implantable port for establishing a fluid connection between the fluid guiding systems, the port including a port casing which forms a first connecting element, and a connecting device which includes a second connecting element, wherein the connecting head is fastened to the port casing by a releasable, engagement of the connecting elements, several embodiments of which connecting elements are encompassed.
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