Patent ID: 9125718
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. An access port for connecting to a gastric band for the treatment of obesity, the gastric band suitable for laparoscopic placement around the stomach of a patient to create a stoma, the access port comprising: a housing defining a cavity and comprising a penetrable septum defining an outer wall of the housing; a conduit configured to carry fluid between the penetrable septum and an inflatable portion of the gastric band; and a tilt detector coupled to the housing and configured to determine a tilt direction of the housing relative to at least one body portion of the patient including head, left side, right side, and foot, and to detect whether or not the housing is flipped away from the surface of the skin of the patient, wherein an external control unit is configured to communicate with the tilt detector and, based on the communication, the external control unit is configured to display a tilt datum and an indicator of whether or not the housing is tilted in a direction of at least one of the patient's head, left side, right side, and foot.