Patent · US Active

Percutaneous access

US7824365B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by

6References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Navilyst Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

Brett Haarala · Framingham, US
Brian Bergeron · Austin, US
Paul DiCarlo · Falmouth, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 24, 2004
Grant date	Nov 2, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 26, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2039/0291
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Medical devices and related methods enable physicians and/or other medical personnel to access percutaneously the interior of a patient. One particular device includes a housing which defines a cavity, a first opening into the cavity, and a second opening into the cavity. The housing is implantable in a patient. The cavity is placed subcutaneously within the patient. The first opening is substantially flush with the surface of the skin of the patient and creates a percutaneous passageway from the exterior of the skin of the patient into the cavity, and the second opening creates a passageway from the cavity into the interior of the patient. A connector is coupled to the second opening and disposed substantially within the cavity to enable a connection between a first device and a second device disposed within the interior of the patient.

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