Access port device and method of manufacture

• Main Author: TUCKER; ELTON M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.02.1998
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE

A surgically implantable access port device is disclosed. The device includes a housing, a self-sealing septum, and a cup. The housing includes an internal bore leading to an upper opening, and the bore is defined by a cylindrical side wall having an inwardly protruding ledge located beneath the upp...