Patent Application

App. No. 13/316,870

Abstract

Claims (22)

1 . An implantable port for fluid access to a site within a human body, comprising:

a reservoir;

a needle-penetrable septum for access to the reservoir; and

a stem having a plurality of cylindrical lumens extending longitudinally therethrough in fluid communication with the reservoir.

2 . The port of claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of cylindrical lumens have a total cross-sectional area, and

wherein the total cross-sectional area is greater than a maximum cylindrical cross-sectional area.

3 . The port of claim 1 , wherein a cross sectional outline of the stem is D-shaped.

4 . The port of claim 1 , wherein the plural of cylindrical lumens is two.

5 . The port of claim 1 , wherein the stem comprises a metal composition.

6 . An imp table dual reservoir port for fluid access to a site within a human body, comprising:

a first and second reservoir;

a first needle-penetrable septum for access to at least one of the first and second reservoir;

a first stem having a first plurality of cylindrical lumens extending longitudinally therethrough in fluid communication with the first reservoir; and

a second stem having a second plurality of cylindrical lumens extending longitudinally therethrough in fluid communication with the second reservoir.

7 . The dual reservoir port of claim 6 , wherein the first and second stems form an opposing D-shaped cross-sectional outline.

8 . The dual reservoir port of claim 6 ,

wherein the plurality of cylindrical lumens have a total cross-sectional area, and

wherein the total cross-sectional area is greater than a maximum cylindrical cross-sectional area.

9 . The dual reservoir port of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of cylindrical lumens is two.

10 . The port of claim 6 , wherein the stem comprises a metal composition.

11 - 14 . (canceled)

Assignments (8)