Patent ID: 6468264
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
A closed exchange device comprising:a closed chamber capable of holding and enclosing an exchangeable component of an implantable medical device, wherein said exchangeable component comprises a depletable resource; a portal at a base of the closed chamber, which portal is or can be moved into a continuous open path with a contact port, said contact port and portal being of sufficient width to permit through passage of said exchangeable component; and wherein said contact port contacts the external surface of said implantable medical device so as to form a closed system; at least one movement element for movement of said exchangeable component through said portal, wherein said movement element is configured for withdrawing an expended component from said inplantable medical device into said closed chamber and inserting a replacement component into said implantable medical device from said closed chamber.