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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:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven J. Tallarida, Mansfield, MA (US);
Mark Ettlinger, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
STD Manufacturing, Inc., Stoughton, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/100 ; A61M 3/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/100 ; A61M 3/700 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved vascular access port comprising a port base with a metallic dish insert molded (or bonded) into the bottom of the reservoir. In one embodiment, a single reservoir is provided. In another embodiment, plural reservoirs are provided. The metallic bottom of the reservoir provides a hard surface that will resist abrasion and puncture by the access needles used to infuse medication or withdraw blood. Additionally, the single and dual ports can include exit ports that are intended to better anatomically fit into the subcutaneous areas around muscle tissue.