Patent ID: 8715158
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. An implantable access port for use with a gastric band for the treatment of obesity, the implantable access port comprising: a septum surface; a top housing section comprising a top opening for the septum surface; a bottom exit tube coupling that provides a partial anchoring of the implantable access port in a pre-selected position; a bottom housing section, wherein a partial interior vessel is formed by a fluid seal created between a bottom surface of the septum surface and an interior surface of the bottom housing section; and a porous coupling member having a top surface and a bottom surface, said porous coupling member having a first portion extending substantially parallel to a base of the bottom housing section, wherein the first portion does not comprise a porous surface and a second portion extending substantially parallel to the base of the bottom housing section, wherein the second portion comprises a porous surface, and wherein the first portion is configured to shield a portion of a patient from contact with a needle.