Patent ID: 9050446
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: (a) a port body, wherein a sidewall of the port body defines a fluid reservoir, wherein the port body is sized and configured for implantation in a patient; (b) a connector extending outwardly from the port body in a first direction, wherein the connector is in fluid communication with the reservoir, wherein the connector is configured to couple with a conduit for communicating fluid between the conduit and the reservoir via the connector; and (c) a conduit protection feature integrated with the port body, wherein the conduit protection feature comprises an arcuate recess formed in an exterior surface of the sidewall of the port body into which the conduit is removably disposed and a plurality of tabs in an alternating arrangement along the top and bottom of the recess, wherein the tabs and recess are configured such that the conduit must be compressed or deformed to fit into the recess, thereby providing friction between the conduit and the tabs and the recess that substantially resists sliding of conduit in the recess, wherein the recess extends radially inwardly into the sidewall of the port body, wherein the conduit protection feature is configured to guide the conduit in a second direction transverse to the first direction, and wherein the conduit protection feature is configured to protect against one or more of the following conditions: