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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 »Sign inPatentsA 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.com/patents/US8021324?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8021324 - Venous access port assembly with X-ray discernable indiciaAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8021324 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/175,182Publication dateSep 20, 2011Filing dateJul 17, 2008Priority dateJul 19, 2007Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2693972A1, EP2180915A1, US20090024098, US20110257609, WO2009012385A1Publication number12175182, 175182, US 8021324 B2, US 8021324B2, US-B2-8021324, US8021324 B2, US8021324B2InventorsRaymond Bizup, Kevin Sanford, Christopher LindenOriginal AssigneeMedical Components, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (342), Non-Patent Citations (64), Referenced by (22), Classifications (9), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetVenous access port assembly with X-ray discernable indicia
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