Inventors:
Nathaniel P. Young - Salt Lake City UT, US
Trent J. Perry - Kaysville UT, US
Duane D. Blatter - Salt Lake City UT, US
Christopher M. Phillips - Salt Lake City UT, US
Mark A. Crawford - Sandy UT, US
G. Doug Smith - Sandy UT, US
Steven Johnson - Lehi UT, US
Assignee:
Vital Access Corporation - Salt Lake City UT
International Classification:
A61M 5/32
Abstract:
Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.