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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2019
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Martha R. Wiley, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Kenneth A. Eliasen, Wrentham, MA (US);
Dwight T. Hibdon, Park City, UT (US);
Melissa A. McKinnon, West Jordan, UT (US);
Kelly B. Powers, Sandy, UT (US);
David M. Cise, Herriman, UT (US);
Ketan K. Maniar, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. The access port may include a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. The access port may further include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. The subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. In one embodiment, an identification feature is included on a molded insert that is sandwiched between base and cap portions of the access port so as to be visible after implantation via x-ray imaging technology.