Implanted access port

US9174037B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cendres + Mataux SA · CH

Inventors

• Daniel Schütz · Lehre, DE
• Jean-Marc Guenat · Bienne, CH
• Adrian Auderset · Nidau, CH
• Hans Messerli · Bienne, CH
• Christof Stieger · Bern, CH
• Felix Frey · Kriechenwil, CH
• Rudolf Hausler · Chesterfield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 15, 2012
• Grant date: Nov 3, 2015
• Expiry date: Nov 30, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2039/0282
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Implantable access port for removal and/or return of fluids to a patient, comprising an internal conduit connectable at its proximal end to the access port and at its distal end to a vascular structure of the patient; an external conduit connectable at its proximal end to the access port and at its distal end to an extracorporeal device; and a transcutaneous coupling member destined to be anchored in a tissue of the patient and comprising a first valve system operable to be in an open or closed configuration; the coupling member further comprises a second valve system removably connectable to the first valve system and operable to be in an open or closed configuration, such as to establish fluid communication between the internal and external conduits when the first and second valve systems are connected and in open configuration.