Patent ID: 8882728
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. An implantable injection port for a gastric band and for attaching to bodily tissue, the implantable injection port comprising: a base having a first opening; a cap having a handle, the cap moveable between an undeployed position and a deployed position using the handle, the cap spaced apart from the base when in the deployed position; a first anchor configured to be positioned in the first opening of the base, the first anchor having a cavity, a hole, an inner shaft, and an anchor wire, the inner shaft coupled to the cap such that moving the cap from the undeployed position to the deployed position causes a portion of the anchor wire to move through the hole to be positioned outside the cavity and moving the cap from the deployed position to the undeployed position causes a portion of the anchor wire to move through the hole to be positioned inside the cavity; an outer shell and an inner base shaft coupled to the base, the cap being guided by and positioned between the shell and the base shaft; and a septum positioned in the base shaft.