Implantable injection port
View Patent ↗An implantable injection port facilitates filling and/or draining an inflatable portion of a gastric band. In an embodiment, the port comprises a movable cap that causes anchor wires to extend from anchor devices in order to implant the injection port in the tissue of a patient. In another embodiment, the port comprises a handle that rotates to implant curved anchors into the tissue of a patient. In yet another embodiment, a cap is configured to move towards a base of the port in order to cause the curved anchors to rotate into the tissue of a patient. The cap may also rotate with respect to the base in order to lock the cap and the anchors in position. Further, surfaces of the injection port may be textured to increase adhesiveness to the patient's tissue during installation and to facilitate simpler installation.
1. An implantable injection port for a gastric band and for attaching to bodily tissue, the implantable injection port comprising:
a base having a first opening;
a cap having a handle, the cap moveable between an undeployed position and a deployed position using the handle, the cap spaced apart from the base when in the deployed position;
a first anchor configured to be positioned in the first opening of the base, the first anchor having a cavity, a hole, an inner shaft, and an anchor wire, the inner shaft coupled to the cap such that moving the cap from the undeployed position to the deployed position causes a portion of the anchor wire to move through the hole to be positioned outside the cavity and moving the cap from the deployed position to the undeployed position causes a portion of the anchor wire to move through the hole to be positioned inside the cavity;
an outer shell and an inner base shaft coupled to the base, the cap being guided by and positioned between the shell and the base shaft; and
a septum positioned in the base shaft.
2. The implantable injection port of claim 1 wherein the inner shaft moves within the cavity to cause the anchor wire to move through the hole.
3. The implantable injection port of claim 1 wherein the first anchor has an attachment end coupled to the cap and a free end configured in the shape of a pin.
4. The implantable injection port of claim 1 wherein the first anchor has a second hole for passing the anchor wire.
5. The implantable injection port of claim 1 further comprising a locking rod for locking the cap in the undeployed position or the deployed position.
6. The implantable injection port of claim 5 wherein the locking rod is connected to the handle such that rotating the handle locks the locking rod and the handle.
7. The implantable injection port of claim 5 , wherein the locking rod extends at an angle with respect to a plane of the handle.
8. The implantable injection port of claim 7 , wherein the locking rod extends transverse to the handle.