Dual lumen port with F-shaped connector
US8277425B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2039/0211
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A port for subcutaneous implantation, comprising a housing including first and second wells formed therein and a substantially F-shaped flow element including first and second lumens extending therethrough wherein, when in an operative configuration the F-shaped flow element is coupled to the housing with a proximal end of each of the lumens in fluid communication with a respective one of the first and second wells for receiving fluid therefrom, and wherein distal ends of each of the lumens form outlets, each outlet being coupleable to a lumen of a medical catheter, the F-shaped flow element including first and second arms extending from a trunk with the first lumen extending through the first arm to the trunk and the second lumen extending through the second arm to the trunk, the first and second lumens being separated from one another within the trunk.
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