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Implantable injection port

US8007479B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

Allergan, Inc. · US

Inventors

Janel A. Birk · Oxnard, US
Frederick L. Coe · Lompoc, US
Robert E. Hoyt · Lompoc, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 19, 2009
Grant date	Aug 30, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 19, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2039/0229
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical fastening system for implantable devices is disclosed. The implantable device may contain a plurality of fasteners in pre-deployment position, may have a housing fitted over or around it which contains a plurality of fasteners in pre-deployment position, or may be a part of a two-part system into which it fits. Accordingly, the present invention also encompasses a deployment system or tool that optionally positions the implantable device, and which causes the fasteners to move into post-deployment position. The fasteners may be staples, metal loops, coils, springs or hooks formed of biocompatible materials, including shape memory alloys such as NiTi.

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