(12) United States Patent
`Schweikert et a].
`
`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
`
`US 8,257,325 B2
`Sep. 4, 2012
`
`US008257325B2
`
`(54) VENOUS ACCESS PORT WITH MOLDED
`AND/OR RADIOPAQUE INDICIA
`
`(75) Inventors: Timothy M. SchWeikert, LevittoWn, PA
`(US); Raymond R. Bizup, Feasterville,
`PA (US); Kevin E. Sanford, Chalfont,
`PA (US); Kenneth M. Zinn, Westport,
`CT (Us)
`
`DE
`
`(73) Assignees: Medical Components, Inc.,
`Harleysville, PA (US); Innovative
`Medical Devices, LLC, Westport, CT
`(Us)
`
`( * ) Notice:
`
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 294 days.
`
`(21) Appl- N05 12/143,377
`
`(22) Filed:
`
`Jun. 20, 2008
`
`(65)
`
`Prior Publication Data
`Us Zoos/0319399 A1
`Dec‘ 25’ 2008
`
`Related U.S. Application Data
`
`8/1910 Merrill
`966,696 A
`5/1929 Crowley
`1,713,267 A
`2/1936 Bartschl et al.
`2,029,553 A
`2’433’480 A 12/1947 _Rendlch
`(Connnued)
`
`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
`84 37 873 U1
`2/1986
`(Continued)
`
`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
`
`BARD Access System product drawings representative of the BARD
`Access System products on the market on or around Mar. 1995 as
`indicated by the BARD Access Systems Mar. 21, 1995 Product
`Release to Market form for “M.R.I. Port With 8 Fr. ChronoFleX®
`Catheter,” “M.R.I. Port with 8 Fr. ChronoFleX Catheter with Intro
`EZeTM,” “M.R.I. Port with 8 Fr. Chrono-Flex Catheter and Peel
`Apart,” “M.R.I. Port With 8 Fr. ChronoFleX Catheter Demo Kit,” 6
`
`pages‘
`
`(Continued)
`
`Primary Examiner * Kevin C Sirmons
`Assistant Examiner * Bradley Thomas, Jr.
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Blank Rome LLP
`
`(60) ggogisgomal application No. 60/936,491, ?led on Jun.
`
`(57)
`
`ABSTRACT
`
`’
`(51) Int. Cl.
`(2006.01)
`A61M 37/00
`(2006-01)
`A61K 9/22
`(52) U.S. Cl. ......... .. 604/288.01; 604/891.1; 604/288.02;
`604/28804
`(58) Field of Classi?cation Search ............. .. 604/891 .1,
`60408801, 28802, 536, 175
`See application ?le for complete search history,
`
`(56)
`
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`A venous access port assembly having a housing base With a
`discharge port, a septum and a cap. An interior reservoir is
`de?ned by a Well in the housing base and a bottom of the
`septum, and a passageway extends from the reservoir through
`the discharge port. The housing base includes a base ?ange
`having integrally molded therein indicia identifying an
`attribute of the assembly. The indicia could be formed of base
`?ange material, or could be formed by voids in the base ?ange
`material. If of plastic material, the molded indicia could be
`applied With a radiopaque agent, thereby alloWing the indicia
`(“CT”) to appear on an X-ray of the patient in a manner
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`22 Claims, 5 Drawing Sheets
`
`Bard Exhibit 1001 Page 1 of 17
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