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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2015
Apk Advanced Medical Technologies, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Jorge Hernan Jimenez, Atlanta, GA (US);
Dustin Seth West, Calhoun, GA (US);
James L. Greene, Galway, IE;
APK Advanced Medical Technologies, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide devices, systems, and methods for implanting and using a connector in a tissue wall to establish, maintain, control, and close a fluid communication between opposing surfaces of the tissue wall. The connector may include an anchoring device, a port, and a coupler device. The anchoring device may be configured for advancing at least partially through the tissue wall. The port may be positioned about a proximal end of the anchoring device, and the port may define an aperture therethrough. The coupler device may be positioned about a proximal end of the port, and the coupler device may be configured for coupling to a medical device.