摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgically implantable injection port attachable to a patient without giving uncomfortable feeling. <P>SOLUTION: An implantable surgical injection port 10 having an undeployed position, and a deployed position wherein it is attached to tissue. The port 10 includes a housing having a closed distal end 14, an open proximal end 18 and a fluid reservoir 20 therebetween. The port 10 further includes a needle penetrable septum 22 attached to the housing 12 about the opening 18. The port 10 even further includes at least one attachment mechanism 70 mounted to the housing 12 for initially attaching the port to tissue wherein the attachment mechanism 70 is made of a bioabsorbable material. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |