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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steven J Tallarida, Mansfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
STD Manufacturing, Stoughton, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604175 ; 604 93 ;
Abstract
A subcutaneous access port for surgical implantation in the body of a mammal, such access port comprising a body portion defining a chamber with an open face, the body portion having attached thereto a biocompatible mesh material, whereby the subcutaneous access port may be fixed within the body by suturing or surgical stapling through the biocompatible mesh material.