Patent ID: 8425476

Claim:
A method for reliably and repeatedly accessing a body lumen through a subcutaneous port, the method including the steps of: identifying a port having an elongate body having a hollow interior extending between ends thereof, the ends including an outlet end and a proximal end opposite the outlet end, a head adjacent the proximal end of the body, the head including a chamber communicating with the hollow interior of the elongate body, a septum coupled to and in contact with the head and adjacent the chamber, the septum adapted to be penetrated by a needle passing through the skin, the elongate body adapted to be coupled, at least indirectly, to a body lumen, and a rigid wing affixed to and in contact with the elongate body and movably coupled to the elongate body, the wing having at least one tip, the tip having at least two positions including a first position and a second position relative to the body, the first position closer to the body than the second position; forming an incision adjacent where the port is desired to be implanted; inserting the port into the desired position subcutaneously; coupling a portion of the body spaced from the proximal end at least indirectly to the body lumen to be accessed; and moving the wing to adjust the position of the tip of the wing from the first position to the second position.