Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis
Patent
1995-06-07
1999-06-15
Isabella, David J.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
604174, A61F 202, A61B 1700
Patent
active
059117575
ABSTRACT:
The methods and apparatus of the present invention permit stable transcutaneous access. Some preferred embodiments of the invention provide body pocket access channels that provide stable means for communicating between the exterior of the body and a natural or created internal body pocket. Other embodiments involve the inclusion of an attachment elements surrounding a device sought to be passed from a location external of a patient's body to a location within the body at the exit site, but which are attached to the device at a location within the body rather than at the exact location where the device passes through a patient's skin, thereby forming a body pocket that will reduce stress or strain at the exit site. Several alternative embodiments for effecting body pockets through use of attachment elements are disclosed.
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