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Patent US8021324 - Venous access port assembly with X-ray discernable indicia - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Web History | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA venous access port assembly (10) having a housing base (28) with a discharge port (16), a septum (14) and a cap (48), with an interior reservoir (22). The housing base (28) is provided with X-ray discernable indicia (100,200) to identify an attribute of the assembly (10) after its implantation and...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US8021324?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8021324 - Venous access port assembly with X-ray discernable indiciaPublication numberUS8021324 B2Publication typeGrantApplication number12/175,182Publication date20 Sep 2011Filing date17 Jul 2008Priority date19 Jul 2007Also published asEP2180915A1US20090024098US20110257609WO2009012385A1InventorsRaymond BizupChristopher LindenKevin SanfordOriginal AssigneeMedical Components, Inc.U.S. Classification604/88604/175604/288.4International ClassificationA61M37/00Cooperative ClassificationA61M2039/0238A61M2205/32A61M2039/0045A61M39/0208European ClassificationA61M39/02BReferencesPatent Citations (137)Non-Patent Citations (64)Referenced by (1)External LinksUSPTOUSPTO AssignmentEspacenetVenous access port assembly with X-ray discernable indiciaUS 8021324 B2Abstract A venous access port assembly (10) having a housing base (28) with a discharge port (16), a septum (14) and a cap (48), with an interior reservoir (22). The housing base (28) is provided with X-ray discernable indicia (100,200) to identify an attribute of the assembly (10) after its implantation and clearly appear on an X-ray of the patient in a manner informing the radiologist or technologist and the medical practitioner of that particular attribute. Such indicia can be depicted as cutouts (102) through a disc of radiopaque material (100) where the cutouts are in the form of alphabetical letters such as �CT�, or can be a set (200) of discrete elements (202) of radiopaque material, that are affixed along the bottom surface of the housing base or embedded within the thickness of the bottom housing wall.
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