Patent ID: 9174037
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. Implantable access port for removal and/or return of fluids to a patient, comprising: an internal conduit adapted to be connected at its proximal end to the access port and at its distal end to a vascular structure of the patient; an external conduit adapted to be connected at its proximal end to the access port and at its distal end to an extracorporeal device; and a transcutaneous coupling member destined to be anchored in a tissue of the patient and comprising a first valve system operable to be in an open or closed configuration to establish or block fluidic communication to and from the internal conduit; the coupling member further comprising a second valve system adapted to be removably connected to the first valve system and operable to be in an open or closed configuration to establish or block fluidic communication to and from the external conduit, such as to establish fluid communication between the internal and external conduits when the first and second valve systems are connected and in the open configuration.