Patent ID: 7699821

Claim:
A subcutaneous port comprising: a port corpus elongated and centered about an axis and comprising an inlet defining an opening at one end of the port corpus, an outlet having an outlet opening at a lengthwise opposing end of the port corpus, and a chamber defined therebetween, one of the inlet and the inlet opening comprising a first connecting member and one of the outlet and the outlet opening comprising a second connecting member, the inlet opening and the outlet opening being the only openings of the port corpus in communication with the chamber; a septum; a removable septum retainer comprising a third connecting member being removably engaged with the first connecting member so as to dispose the septum in a position to occlude the port corpus inlet opening; and a removable conus co-axial with the port corpus, the removable conus comprising an inlet end having an inlet opening at one end of the removable conus, an outlet connector having an outlet opening at an opposing lengthwise end of the removable conus, and a channel extending therebetween, the removable conus inlet end further comprising a fourth connecting member being removably engaged with the second connecting member, wherein the port corpus inlet is canted inwardly along the axis of the port corpus; and wherein the port corpus, septum, septum retainer, and conus are engageable to form a port assembly having a substantially slender overall profile for implantation under the skin of an animal.