Patent ID: 8926591
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An transcutaneous implantable access port for removal and/or return of fluids of a patient comprising: a fixation unit adapted to be fixed to a bone of the patient; a valve unit comprising a sealing membrane at its distal end and one or more chambers adjacent of said sealing membrane, the valve unit being detachably mounted on the fixation unit such that the distal end of the valve unit protrudes extracorporealy; an internal conduit fluidly connectable to a vascular structure of the patient and releasably connectable to the valve unit such as to establish fluidic communication between the internal conduit and said one or more chambers; and an extracorporeal connecting member having an end portion; said extracorporeal connecting member is adapted to be connected to the distal end of the valve unit such that said end portion passes through said sealing membrane such as to open a fluidic passage between the connecting member, and said one or several chambers and whereby said fluidic passage closes when the connecting member is respectively connected to the access port and withdrawn therefrom.