Patent ID: 9744343
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. An access portal comprising: a fluid reservoir configured to receive a portion of an injection device, said fluid reservoir including a base region and at least one sidewall extending upward from said base region to define an open region; a septum separate from and coupled to said fluid reservoir to seal said open region of said fluid reservoir, said septum having an underside at least partially exposed to said fluid reservoir; and a plurality of non-movable volume reduction members disposed within said fluid reservoir, said plurality of said volume reduction members each having an upper surface which tapers towards said septum and is configured to contact and deflect a tip of said injection device inserted through said open region and said septum, said plurality of volume reduction members having at least one dimension approximately equal to a distance between said base region of said fluid reservoir and said underside of said septum.