Patent ID: 7708722

Claim:
An implantable access port, comprising: a body having a recess therein; said recess adapted to be brought into fluid communication with a body lumen; a septum adjacent at least a portion of said recess; said septum adapted to allow a needle to penetrate said septum to access said recess and to reseal after needle removal from said recess; said port having an outer contour adapted to move between a first position corresponding with a first shape and a second position corresponding with a second shape; said port adapted to change between said first shape and said second shape; said first shape having a smaller cross-section than said second shape; wherein said body is elongate in form between a first end and a second end; a length of said body extending between said first end and said second end; a wing pivotably attached permanently to said body; said wing adapted to rotate about a pivot axis substantially perpendicular to said length of said body; said wing being elongate in form between a first tip and a second tip, a length of said wing extending between said first tip and said second tip; and said port first shape corresponding with said wing length more aligned with said body length than said second shape.