Patent ID: 8708979

Claim:
An implantable coupling device configured to facilitate coupling an implantable access port to a tissue of a patient, the implantable coupling device comprising: a porous coupling member having a top surface and a bottom surface; and a coupling agent proximate the top surface of the porous coupling member for mating with a base of the implantable access port of an adjustable gastric banding system, wherein the porous coupling member extends substantially parallel to the base of the implantable access port, wherein the bottom surface of the porous coupling member is configured for anchoring the porous coupling member to the tissue of the patient, and wherein the porous coupling member comprises a raised canopy configured to permit a tube coupled to a side surface of the implantable access port to pass through the raised canopy, and wherein a surface of the raised canopy is configured to shield the tube from contact with a needle.