Patent ID: 8715243

Claim:
An injection port applier, wherein the injection port applier is configured to engage an injection port having integral fasteners that are movable from a non-deployed position to a deployed position, the injection port applier comprising: (a) a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; (b) a port engagement portion at the distal end of the shaft, wherein the port engagement portion is configured to engage an injection port, wherein the port engagement portion comprises a fastener deployment member operable to move the fasteners of the injection port from the non-deployed position to the deployed position; and (c) a handle at the proximal end of the shaft, wherein the handle includes: (i) a first handle portion integral with the shaft, and (ii) a second handle portion movable relative to the first handle portion, wherein the second handle portion is movable distally, toward the first handle portion, to actuate the fastener deployment member to move the fasteners of the injection port from the non-deployed position to the deployed position.