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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1999
David J. Schuessler, Ventura, CA (US);
McGhan Medical Corporation, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abstract
A universal implant fill connector for coupling a fill tubing to an implant is disclosed. A barb, or other leakproof fill tubing connection, couples to the fill tubing, and a fill tip couples to the implant. The barb and the fill tip each have a passage therethrough, and each of these passages have an axis. A joint connects the barb to the fill tip so that said barb may rotate from a position where the barb axis is approximately parallel to the fill tip axis to a position where the barb axis is approximately perpendicular to the fill tip axis. Another form of the disclosed connector includes a joint that connects the barb to the fill tip so that the barb may rotate approximately 360 degrees about the fill tip axis.