Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Patent
1995-11-24
1997-02-04
Yasko, John D.
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
604278, 604280, 128632, A61M 500, A61M 514
Patent
active
055993176
ABSTRACT:
A sealable external access catheter including a portion implanted in the body of the patient, a fixation or anchoring sleeve extending through the skin, and a portion located outside the patient and provided as its free end with a self-sealing septum made of a material which is repeatably and sealably pierceable by an infusion instrument. The septum may include two fins forming a flat base enabling it to be easily attached to the patient's skin. The catheter is provided with a sealing plug whereby any danger of infection is avoided.
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Hancock Earl C.
Sirr Francis A.
Stright Jr. Ronald K.
Yasko John D.
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