Vascular access system for extracorporeal treatment of blood

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Disclosed is an implantable vascular access port including a biocompatible housing having at least one internal open-faced chamber defined by a concave sidewall and a bottom wall; a septum affixed to the housing and spanning the periphery of the open face of said chamber, the septum including a biocompatible, self-resealing, penetrable material; and a cannula attached at a first end thereof to the housing and extending laterally therefrom and having, a second end thereof adapted to receive a catheter. The cannula further includes internal walls defining a channel extending from the first end along a, channel axis from a point on the lateral boundary of said chamber, to the second end, the …