Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

James A Harders

David J Schuessler

Dimitrios Stroumpoulis

Joseph S Raven

Dustin Leslie

Nikhil S Trilokekar

Kaustubh S Chitre

Nick Manesis

Thomas E Powell

An implantable injection port facilitates filling and/or draining an inflatable portion of a gastric band. In an embodiment, the port comprises a movable cap that causes anchor wires to extend from anchor devices in order to implant the injection port in the tissue of a patient. In another embodiment, the port comprises a handle that rotates to implant curved anchors into the tissue of a patient. In yet another embodiment, a cap is configured to move towards a base of the port in order to cause the curved anchors to rotate into the tissue of a patient. The cap may also rotate with respect to the base in order to lock the cap and the anchors in position. Further, surfaces of the injection port may be textured to increase adhesiveness to the patient's tissue during installation and to facilitate simpler installation.

Implantable injection port

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Goleta, CA, United States of America

James A Harders