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Subcutaneous vascular access ports having attachment features

US9033931B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Nathaniel P. Young · Salt Lake City, US
G. Doug Smith · Asheville, US
Mark A. Crawford · Belleville, US
Randall K. Jones · Murray, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2012
Grant date	May 19, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2205/0238
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.

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