IMPLANTABLE ACCESS FOR REMOVAL AND/OR RETURN OF FLUIDS

摘要

Implantable access device (10) for removal and/or return of fluids to a patient, being an animal or human, comprising a casing (20) attached to an internal conduit (51) to be connected with a lumen of the patient, a connector (21) attached at the casing (20) and arranged for attachment of an external conduit (22) to the device (10), and an actuator unit (40) within the casing (20) to selectively allow or block the fluid communication between the internal conduit (51) and the external conduit (22); the device (10) further comprising a fixation unit (34, 35) integrated in or attached at the casing (20) arranged for fixation of the device (10) to a bone (1) of the patient; characterized in that the fixation unit (34, 35) extends axially along the longitudinal axis (100) of the device (10), and in that the internal conduit (51) comprises one or more tube lines (61, 62, 63) for a predetermined flow direction and the external conduit (22) comprises one or more separate access lines (71, 72, 73) for a predetermined flow direction.