Patent ID: 7762998
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. An implantable injection port and deployment tool system, comprising: an implantable injection port comprising a housing and a septum retained by the housing, one end of the septum forming an upper face of the port generally oriented in a plane perpendicular to a vertical axis, the septum being capable of penetration by a needle along the vertical axis, the port further including a space below the septum defining a fluid reservoir and an outlet conduit through the housing from the reservoir, wherein the port further includes a fastener incorporated into the housing to enable a user to attach the port to tissue without sutures, the fastener having an undeployed position and a deployed position, the deployed position extending below a lower face of the port opposite the upper face; and a deployment tool having a proximal shaft and a distal cover defining a recess that receives the port therein such that the lower face of the port is exposed, the cover and recess being oriented to extend down over the port generally vertically, the proximal shaft extending upward from the distal cover at an angle to the vertical and having a proximal manual actuator, the tool including a transmission in the shaft for transmitting movement of the actuator through elements in the shaft to the port for moving the fastener from its undeployed position to its deployed position and anchoring the port to tissue.