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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Navilyst Medical, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
George Bourne, Boston, MA (US);
James Culhane, Westborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
Angio Dynamics, Inc., Latham, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/02 (2006.01); A61M 39/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/0208 (2013.01); A61M 39/04 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0211 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0223 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0232 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable port includes a bottom portion having a needle-penetrable region running continuously along a majority of a perimeter of the implantable port. A method for customized suturing of an implantable port also includes creating a port pocket, and advancing a suture needle through the needle-penetrable region. The needle-penetrable region could be a self-sealing elastomer, such as silicone. The method could include the step of determining suture locations after the port pocket is created.