Venous access port septum with tactile locating feature
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The characteristic feature of the design resides in a topographically distinct structure on the exposed top surface of the septum, which structure is palpatable beneath subcutaneous tissue of a patient in whom the venous access port is to be implanted. Broken lines in the drawing represent those portions of the septum which form no part of the design to be patented. Other portions of a venous access port in which the septum of the drawing is used, form no part of the design to be patented. The bottom view is omitted because the bottom forms no part of the design to be patented.
Claims
The ornamental design for a venous access port septum with tactile locating feature, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 5, 2006
Date of Patent: Dec 2, 2008
Assignee: Medical Components, Inc. (Harleysville, PA)
Inventors: Raymond Bizup (Feasterville, PA), Timothy Schweikert (Levittown, PA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Eric L Goodman
Attorney: Fox Rothschild LLP
Application Number: 29/269,692