Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fluid exchange apparatus and methods
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Application No.: US13615229Application Date: 2012-09-13
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Publication No.: US09883968B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: Darren Doud , Randolph E. Campbell , Signe Erickson , K. Angela MacFarlane , Mike Barrett , Christina Skieller , David Batten , Greg Stine , Eugene de Juan, Jr. , Douglas Sutton , Kathleen Cogan Farinas
- Applicant: Darren Doud , Randolph E. Campbell , Signe Erickson , K. Angela MacFarlane , Mike Barrett , Christina Skieller , David Batten , Greg Stine , Eugene de Juan, Jr. , Douglas Sutton , Kathleen Cogan Farinas
- Applicant Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Assignee: ForSight Vision4, Inc.
- Current Assignee: ForSight Vision4, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Agency: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
- Main IPC: A61F9/00
- IPC: A61F9/00 ; A61M25/00 ; A61M39/02 ; A61M5/14 ; A61M5/32 ; A61M5/46 ; A61M39/00 ; A61M5/142

Abstract:
An injector apparatus comprises an elongate structure having one or more openings positionable near a penetrable barrier of an implantable device so as to receive fluid of the implantable device. The apparatus comprises a needle and a sheath extending over at least a portion of the needle. The elongate structure may comprise a distal tip to penetrate tissue and the penetrable barrier, and a distal opening near the tip to release therapeutic fluid into the implantable chamber. In many embodiments the distal tip, the distal opening, and the plurality of openings are separated from a stop that engages a tissue of the patient and limit penetration depth such that the distal opening and the plurality of openings are located along an axis of the implantable device to increase an efficiency of the exchange.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130165860A1 FLUID EXCHANGE APPARATUS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2013-06-27
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