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Implantable access devices
Assignee: Michigan TransTech Corp
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Filing: 1993-10-08
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Granted: 1994-09-27
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Expires: 2013-10-08
Abstract
Abstract An access port for implantation within the body of a patient for providing repeated access to specific tissue within the patient and communicating with the tissue by an implanted internal catheter. The access ports in accordance with this invention include a housing having a funnel shaped inlet orifice leading to a reduced diameter guide passageway. An articulating valve which may take various forms including leaflet type valves or self-collapsing tubular valves are placed in line with the access port housing. An external filament such as a needle, guide wire, optical fiber, or external catheter can be introduced into the access device and fed through the housing to penetrate the articulating valve. This system allows the introduction of therapeutic agents, the removal of fluids from the body, or the introduction of sensing or articulating devices to specific sites within the patient.
Inventors
- 👤 William D. Ensminger
- 👤 Robert F. Gavin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:59
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M39/00; A61M39/02; A61M39/06; A61M39/0606; A61M39/0208; A61M5/00; A61M1/00; A61M1/36; A61M1/3621; A61M1/3653; A61M2039/0211; A61M2039/0214; A61M2039/062; A61M2039/0633; A61M2039/064; A61M2039/0653; A61M2039/0666; A61M2039/0673; A61M2039/0686; A61M5/178; A61M5/31; A61M5/32; A61M5/3286; A61M5/329; A61M5/3291
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
An implantable access device for permitting access to an internal catheter by a filament such as a needle, external catheter, wire or optical fiber, said device being implantable within the body of a patient and comprising: a housing having a funnel shaped entrance orifice, a passageway and an exit orifice, said entrance orifice having a decreasing cross sectional area defining a target area for insertion of said filament and causing said filament introduced into said entrance orifice to be directed to and enter said passageway, said passageway connecting said entrance orifice with said exit orifice; a leaflet valve positioned within said passageway and normally remaining closed for providing resistance to fluid flow through said passageway, said leaflet valve also permitting passage of said filament therethrough for enabling said filament to communicate with said internal catheter, said leaflet valve including a resilient disk of elastomeric material having a single slit extending thereacross and defining two leaves in said disk; and supporting means for supporting said access device within the body of a patient.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
An implantable access device for permitting access to an internal catheter by a filament such as a needle, external catheter, wire or optical fiber, said device being implantable within the body of a patient and comprising: a housing having a funnel shaped entrance orifice, a passageway and an exit orifice, said entrance orifice having a decreasing cross sectional area defining a target area for insertion of said filament and causing said filament introduced into said entrance orifice to be directed to and enter said passageway, said passageway connecting said entrance orifice with said exit orifice; a leaflet valve positioned within said passageway and normally remaining closed for providing resistance to fluid flow through said passageway, said leaflet valve also permitting passage of said filament therethrough for enabling said filament to communicate with said internal catheter, said leaflet valve including a resilient disk of elastomeric material having a single slit extending thereacross and defining two leaves in said disk; and supporting means for supporting said access device within the body of a patient.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
An access device according to claim 1 wherein said leaflet valve includes a second resilient disk of elastomeric material having a single slit extending thereacross and defining two leaves therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An access device according to claim 2 wherein said slits of said resilient disks are angularly disaligned with one another.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
An access device according to claim 1 wherein said slit extends at least partially across said resilient disk.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
An access device according to claim 2 wherein said slit of said second resilient disk extends at least partially across said second resilient disk.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
An access device according to claim 1 further comprising a valve element having a generally centrally located aperture therein.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
An access device according to claim 6 wherein said valve element is located between said entrance orifice and said resilient disk.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
An access device according to claim 6 wherein said valve element is located between said resilient disk and said exit orifice.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
An access device according to claim 1 further comprising a pair of valve elements each having a generally centrally located aperture therein.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
An access device according to claim 9 wherein said aperture of one of said pair of valve elements is larger than said aperture of the other of said pair of valve elements.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
An access device according to claim 9 wherein said resilient disk is located between said pair of valve elements.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
An access device according to claim 11 wherein one of said pair of valve elements is located between said entrance orifice and said resilient disk and wherein the other of said pair of valve elements is located between said exit orifice and said resilient disk.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
An access device according to claim 12 wherein said aperture of said valve element located between said entrance orifice and said resilient disk is larger than said aperture of the other of said pair of valve elements.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
An access device according to claim 2 further comprising a valve element having a generally centrally located aperture therein.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
An access device according to claim 14 wherein said valve element is located between said resilient disk and said exit orifice.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
An access device according to claim 14 wherein said valve element is located between said resilient disk and said exit orifice.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
An access device according to claim 2 further comprising a pair of valve elements each having a generally centrally located aperture therein.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
32 words
An access device according to claim 17 wherein said aperture of one of said pair of valve elements is larger than said aperture of the other of said pair of valve elements.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
An access device according to claim 85 wherein said resilient disk is located between said pair of valve elements.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
An access device according to claim 19 wherein said aperture of said valve element located generally adjacent to said exit orifice is smaller than said aperture of said other valve element located generally adjacent to said entrance orifice.
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