Patent ID: 7927325
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: A61M,F16L

Abstract:
1. A coupling device for attachment of an implantable port or pump having a curved outer contour to a catheter, said coupling device comprising: an arm portion having a proximal end that is rigidly attached to the port or pump and a distal end, said arm portion comprising a flexible material and extending away from the port or pump and curved throughout its length to correspond to the curved outer contour of the port or pump when said arm portion is in a resting position so as to reduce an overall space occupied by the port or pump, wherein said arm portion is movable to a connecting position away from the port or pump while said proximal end remains rigidly attached to the port or pump, and wherein said arm portion retracts toward the port or pump to said resting position upon release from said connecting position; and a stem portion at said distal end of said arm portion, said stem portion aligned substantially coaxially with said arm portion.