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Implantable injection port

US9199069B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ethan Franklin · Goleta, US
Justin J. Schwab · Lompoc, US
Zachary Dominguez · Lompoc, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 2011
Grant date	Dec 1, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 15, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T156/1005
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Injection ports are disclosed for use with a gastric band for the treatment of obesity. An injection port may include a septum having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side wall connecting the top surface to the bottom surface. The injection port may also include a housing including a first inner side wall being tapered inwards such that an opening defined at a first end is larger than an opening defined at a second end, the tapering of the first inner side wall being used to secure the septum within the housing. The housing may further include a second inner side wall having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second inner side wall joined to the second end of the first inner side wall, and a bottom surface joined to the second end of the second inner side wall.

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