Patent ID: 9179901
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A vascular access port comprising: a base configured to be attached to a vessel, the base extending in at least a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction that are orthogonal to each other, wherein at least a portion of the base is configured to contact the vessel when the base is attached to the vessel, and wherein a bottom surface of the base is configured to face a wall of the vessel; an opening that extends through a full thickness of the base and through the bottom surface of the base, wherein the opening is devoid of a closure apparatus, and wherein the portion of the base that borders the opening is non-deformable; and a body that extends in a vertical direction that is orthogonal to the longitudinal and lateral directions, wherein the body defines at least a portion of a guidance passageway that extends to the opening, and wherein the guidance passageway is larger at the proximal end than it is at the distal end.